480  
WWUS43 KBIS 180858  
WSWBIS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
258 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
NDZ001>005-009>013-181800-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-  
MCHENRY-PIERCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOHALL, STANLEY, DUNSEITH, DRAKE, ROLETTE,  
SHERWOOD, WILLISTON, SHELL VALLEY, COLUMBUS, TOWNER,  
GLENBURN, LIGNITE, ST. JOHN, BOTTINEAU, RUGBY, VELVA, PARSHALL,  
BOWBELLS, POWERS LAKE, ROLLA, MINOT, CROSBY, NEW TOWN, AND PORTAL  
258 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ046-047-050-181800-  
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.260218T0900Z-260219T0600Z/  
EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STRASBURG, LINTON, ASHLEY, NAPOLEON, GACKLE,  
AND WISHEK  
258 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BURLEIGH, KIDDER, AND STUTSMAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ017>023-025-034-181800-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATFORD CITY, CENTER, HARVEY, TURTLE LAKE,  
MCCLUSKY, CARRINGTON, MANDAN, WASHBURN, FESSENDEN, KILLDEER,  
HALLIDAY, BEULAH, HAZEN, GOODRICH, GARRISON, UNDERWOOD, AND WILTON  
258 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026 /158 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11  
PM MST/ TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ035>037-181800-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.260218T0900Z-260219T0600Z/  
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAPPEN, BISMARCK, JAMESTOWN, AND STEELE  
258 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BURLEIGH, KIDDER, AND STUTSMAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
ADAM  
 
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