920  
WWUS43 KMQT 180704  
WSWMQT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
204 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
MIZ001-003-181515-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANCOCK, HOUGHTON, AND COPPER HARBOR  
204 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES, EXCEPT HIGHER TOTALS UP TO  
12 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF KEWEENAW COUNTY FROM  
AROUND MOHAWK TO DELAWARE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER  
OUTAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ004-005-181515-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GWINN, MARQUETTE, AND L'ANSE  
204 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES, WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE  
HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER  
OUTAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-181515-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNISING, SENEY, MANISTIQUE, ESCANABA,  
GRAND MARAIS, NEWBERRY, AND GLADSTONE  
204 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND  
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ALGER, DELTA, LUCE, NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, AND SOUTHERN  
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER  
OUTAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ002-009>012-084-181515-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENTON, IRON MOUNTAIN, ONTONAGON,  
MENOMINEE, SIDNAW, IRON RIVER, AND IRONWOOD  
204 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026 /104 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM  
CST/ THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF  
AN INCH. HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF US-2. WINDS GUSTING  
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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