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WWUS43 KAPX 231948  
WSWAPX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
248 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
MIZ086>088-095-096-240800-  
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0006.260224T1500Z-260225T0500Z/  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN  
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-  
248 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST  
TUESDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA,  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA, AND WESTERN MACKINAC COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, PARTICULARLY FOR THE  
US-2 CORRIDOR WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
 
 
 
 
FEF  
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