645  
WWUS43 KARX 181459  
WSWARX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
859 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON  
 
.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA ALONG  
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. AS  
THIS OCCURS, OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE FALLING  
SNOW COMBINED WITH THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO VISIBILITY AS LOW AS A  
HALF MILE. THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE HAZARDOUS AS A RESULT.  
 
MNZ079-086-087-190300-  
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0006.260218T1600Z-260219T0300Z/  
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DODGE CENTER, ROCHESTER, AND WABASHA  
859 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DODGE, OLMSTED, AND WABASHA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD  
CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
FERGUSON  
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