Featured Spotlight See this week's forecast as Marion and surrounding areas brace for frigid temperatures Sarah C. Johnson Jan 26, 2026 Jan 26, 2026 Updated 9 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell County and surrounding areas are expected to see mostly sunny skies and cold temperatures for the rest of the week.kAm%96 H:?E6C DE@C> E92E 4@2E65 E96 C68:@? :? 2 E9:? 4@2E @7 H9:E6 D?@H 2?5 D=66E 92D >@G65 @FE @7 E96 2C62] ~? |@?52J[ D<:6D H6C6 4=62C 2?5 DF??J]k^AmkAm%96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 AC65:4ED r2E2H32[ qFC<6[ |4s@H6==[ xC656==[ p=6I2?56C 2?5 r2=5H6== 4@F?E:6D H:== 92G6 =:89E H:?5D E9C@F89 (65?6D52J] %96 H:?5 H:== 36 DEC@?86DE @? |@?52J[ H:E9 H:?5 8FDED @7 FA E@ aa >A9 :? D@>6 2C62D] %96 H:?5 H:== 364@>6 42=>6C 2D (65?6D52J 2AAC@2496D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46’D H63D:E6]k^Am kAm%96 C68:@? 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U.S. Department of Agriculture declares 2026 drought a disaster for western NC The counties have seen drought of severe or extreme intensity for eight or more weeks.
Little Switzerland Young family tells their Hurricane Helene story "Words cannot describe what we saw."
McDowell County area now in extreme drought, but some rain may be in our future Rainfall totals recorded by gages across North Carolina are 10 inches or more below normal for the last six months.
