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WWUS43 KAPX 181435
WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
MIZ041-042-181545-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260218T1500Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
TEMPERATURES ARE RISING ABOVE FREEZING. ADDITIONAL IMPACTS FROM
FREEZING RAIN ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK OR ICY FOR A FEW HOURS UNTIL GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE
INTO THE MID 30S.
MIZ016>018-023-024-190245-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM A LIGHT
GLAZE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 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.
MIZ086>088-095>097-190245-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
A LIGHT GLAZE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* 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 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-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-BEAVER ISLAND AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS-CHARLEVOIX-
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. IN ADDITION, ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
A LIGHT GLAZE TO UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. 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 WILL IMPACT COMMUTES THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
MIZ027-033>036-181800-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
KALKASKA-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
935 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A LIGHT
GLAZE TO UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35
MPH.
* WHERE...IOSCO, KALKASKA, MISSAUKEE, OGEMAW, AND ROSCOMMON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT COMMUTES THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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