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WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
154 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
MIZ086>088-095>097-190700-
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
154 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF MACKINAC AND CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR
WHITEFISH POINT AND SAULT STE. MARIE. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF SNOWFALL LATER
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT
COMMUTES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MIZ016>018-023-024-190300-
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EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-
154 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS
THAN AN INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...ALPENA, CHEBOYGAN, EMMET, MONTMORENCY, AND PRESQUE ISLE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE WET
SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT COMMUTES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MIZ021-022-028>030-098-099-190000-
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ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-BEAVER ISLAND AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS-CHARLEVOIX-
154 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FREEZING DRIZZLE. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT
GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS MAY IMPACT COMMUTES THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE ICE AND WIND. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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