Update

WINTER STORM ENDS, DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUES – Three days of wintry precipitation has left the county covered in ice, and we remain under an extreme cold warning.

CONDITIONS TO WORSEN TONIGHT — Rainfall preceded Winter Storm Fern’s introduction to Wise County Friday, with impacts from the arctic front expected to begin later this afternoon and evening as temperatures drop and precipitation transitions to freezing rain and sleet later today. Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing Friday and remain there until Tuesday next week, with potentially dangerous wind chills over the weekend.

UPDATE for Thursday, January 22, 2026: EXTREME COLD WATCH ISSUED — An extreme cold watch is in effect from Saturday evening through Monday morning due to wind chills as low as 5 to 10 degrees below zero that may be possible with the arrival of the winter storm Friday. As of Thursday, National Weather Service projections show possible ice accumulation totals ranging from a quarter-inch to half-inch in the area, with total snow and sleet accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.

WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR WISE — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch that includes Wise County beginning Friday afternoon.

WATER TANK REPAIRS/BOIL NOTICE PLANNED — Rhome plans to take a ground storage water tank on Farm Road 3433 offline Saturday for repairs.

SAFE ROOM REBATE APPLICATIONS OPEN FEB. 1 — Wise County residents will soon have the opportunity to apply for reimbursements on new safe rooms.

WIND ADVISORY/BAN IN EFFECT — Windy, dry conditions today will lead to an elevated fire threat, and we could see a snowflake or two on Saturday.

DEADLY FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION — Federal agents and an arson task force are assisting with an investigation into a fire that left at least one person dead.

INJURIES REPORTED IN STRUCTURE FIRE — At least one person was seriously injured in an early morning house fire Wednesday between Boyd and Newark.

DECATUR MAN KILLED IN WRECK — A Decatur man died after being ejected in a crash involving an 18-wheeler Monday near the Decatur Livestock Market.