010  
WWUS73 KARX 180855  
NPWARX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
255 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
WIZ054-061-181800-  
/O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0001.260218T1500Z-260219T0000Z/  
CRAWFORD-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTEVILLE AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN  
255 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-181800-  
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.260218T1500Z-260219T0000Z/  
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-  
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUKON, CHARLES CITY, CRESCO, ROCHESTER,  
PRESTON, ELKADER, AUSTIN, OELWEIN, DODGE CENTER, DECORAH, NEW  
HAMPTON, AND OSAGE  
255 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM  
CST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST  
MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
FALKINHAM  
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