An arctic cold front blasted through the mountains during the morning hours of the 6th, bringing strong gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994. By the evening hours, air temperatures within the mountain valleys had fallen to the single digits, while the high elevations were below zero. Winds that continued in the 20 to 30 mph range with higher gusts yielded life threatening wind chill values through the overnight of the 6th and the morning of the 7th. Low temperatures on the 7th ranged from 0 to -5 in the lowest valleys, to -15 to -25 above 5000 feet. Meanwhile, winds remained gusty through the morning hours of the 7th. Minimum wind chills of -20 to -30 were common in the valleys early on the 7th, while wind chills reached as low as -50 at the highest peaks. Although the winds diminished enough to bring wind chills above -15 in the valleys by early afternoon, high temperatures on the 7th did not warm out of the teens in many locations.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in AVERY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MITCHELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in YANCEY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CALDWELL MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BURKE MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BUNCOMBE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HAYWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in POLK MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TRANSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NORTHERN JACKSON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SOUTHERN JACKSON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SWAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GRAHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MACON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations