Cold/Wind Chill in Northern Jackson, North Carolina

An arctic cold front swept through the North Carolina mountains during the afternoon of the 29th, followed by a reinforcing front on the 30th. This led to an extended period of very cold weather and low wind chill across the high elevations. Temperatures remained in the single digits and teens throughout this time, with gusty northwest winds resulting in wind chill values of -5 to -15 across much of the area. Meanwhile, wind chills as low as -30 were reported on the high peaks and ridge tops above 5500 ft. Temperatures and wind speeds finally began to moderate by late morning on the 31st.