1/30/26 – Updates from the NC Business Emergency Operations Center

State of Emergency Declared in NC:
Executive Order No. 32: Declaration of a State Emergency: https://governor.nc.gov/documents/executive-order-no-32-declaration-state-emergency

Weather Update:
Key Takeaways:

A Winter Storm Warning will go into effect for all of NC on Friday where significant snowfall is forecast over the weekend.

Strong wind gusts will create hazardous driving conditions, dangerous wind chills, and locally significant coastal flooding throughout the event.
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Tentatively a NCDPS Press Conferenc will be held on 2/2/26: https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://5blwdbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001buY4jtrbvN3-V4GJMJyXRkWhxbz2oHLkRhMX8JnHOsTiNrmwMalJqbxJvhEA_hiYv1_FJVQM9FqhgK7WOctPp6FUUQrPMnr0A8ubrCKNDXRwddG0-G-BCnS-ytaL1di9M2lcvunJ73OHpp_uRkW9DOGPQOmWEEFkWGuY5QT9tIEwjfSO5G-SElrgr5BkFtIaFv54-07pstTZFuzIBpqcYbQHg9kASQHHr5eApaw9kf0KHbI9O1kGwl5BxXnCiWEQsCVbIgvWLL4S9PDIMpY4t-RZX1h-iDZu&c=uELjlr7oavAS29-qVVHBBxw8qx5a8UXicZRXk9rMiYfUfcgzMD8AhQ==&ch=rPYJswu0Pclb-r-7Q9n-rw5QmqMG7GJA4EW-RHro_R7kT6HlXoo9nQ==___.YXAzOm5jYmFua2VyczphOm86NzkwZGY5OWQ1MzMxYmY5YmVhMmJjMDgxYzNjZGFhN2U6NzpkZGM0OjhjZDlmYzcwNjIwYmNjZDEwNTQzODdlMjYwYTFjM2E4ZDE3ZjBkMWVlOTIxZjNiODBmZDdiN2MwMmMyNzJhYTM6aDpUOk4

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