843  
WWUS73 KARX 181502  
NPWARX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
902 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-061-190000-  
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-  
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTEVILLE, DECORAH, PRESTON, NEW  
HAMPTON, ROCHESTER, WAUKON, AUSTIN, CHARLES CITY, DODGE CENTER,  
ELKADER, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, OELWEIN, OSAGE, AND CRESCO  
902 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHEAST IOWA AND, IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, DODGE,  
OLMSTED, MOWER, AND FILLMORE COUNTIES AND, IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN,  
CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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