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Brunswick County official warns of life‑threatening cold, urges residents to prepare

Brunswick County Emergency Management · January 30, 2026
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Brunswick County Emergency Management Director David McIntyre warned residents in a Friday message that extreme cold, high winds and likely snow could make travel dangerous and cause power outages; he urged people to stay home, use generators safely and seek warming centers.

David McIntyre, Brunswick County’s Emergency Management Director, issued a Friday‑afternoon warning that an approaching winter storm could bring life‑threatening cold, high winds and snow, and urged residents to prepare now.

"We're talking life threatening coldness," McIntyre said, noting that with wind chill factored in, Saturday and Sunday nights could bring temperatures in the single digits and possibly near 0 with negative wind chills in isolated areas. He said the county is coordinating closely with the National Weather Service and meeting multiple times a day on the forecast.

McIntyre said snowfall is likely but exact…

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