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Asheville, NC – Strong winds moved through Asheville and surrounding Western North Carolina on Saturday, February 7, 2026, creating hazardous travel conditions and prompting weather alerts across the region.
According to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, wind gusts across the area reached 45 mph or higher, with Asheville Regional Airport recording a peak gust of 64 mph. That reading tied the airport’s all-time wind gust record, previously set on March 3, 1993…