356  
WWUS43 KBIS 171618  
WSWBIS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1018 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
NDZ001>005-009>013-180030-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0001.260218T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-  
MCHENRY-PIERCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW TOWN, GLENBURN, BOWBELLS, SHELL VALLEY,  
RUGBY, CROSBY, BOTTINEAU, POWERS LAKE, MOHALL, VELVA,  
DUNSEITH, WILLISTON, DRAKE, TOWNER, LIGNITE, MINOT, ST. JOHN,  
ROLETTE, ROLLA, STANLEY, PORTAL, SHERWOOD, COLUMBUS, AND PARSHALL  
1018 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND  
8 INCHES AND POSSIBLY A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PERIODS BLOWING SNOW  
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE  
TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE  
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ035>037-180030-  
/O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.260218T0900Z-260219T0600Z/  
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEELE, TAPPEN, BISMARCK, AND JAMESTOWN  
1018 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT  
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BURLEIGH, KIDDER, AND STUTSMAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE  
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ017>023-025-180030-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.260218T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILTON, TURTLE LAKE, KILLDEER, HAZEN, BEULAH,  
WATFORD CITY, GOODRICH, UNDERWOOD, CARRINGTON, GARRISON, HALLIDAY,  
FESSENDEN, MCCLUSKY, WASHBURN, HARVEY, AND CENTER  
1018 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026 /918 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/  
THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM  
MST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE  
TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
SMITH  
 
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