803  
WWUS45 KVEF 140742  
WSWVEF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
1142 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2026  
 
CAZ519-142300-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0001.260216T1200Z-260219T0600Z/  
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL  
1142 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 3  
FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...1.5 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...AND 8 TO  
16 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE FROM  
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ521-142300-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0001.260216T1200Z-260219T0600Z/  
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WESTGARD PASS AND BRISTLECONE PINE  
1142 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 2  
FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET....1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET....AND 8 TO 14  
INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WHITE AND INYO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. GUSTY  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 168 ESPECIALLY THROUGH  
WESTGARD PASS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE  
HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS  
 
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