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WWUS43 KAPX 190406
WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1106 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
1106 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FREEZING DRIZZLE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 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. PLAN ON
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
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.
JLD
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