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WWUS45 KBOU 181747
WSWBOU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1047 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
COZ031-191200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MT ZIRKEL
1047 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...RABBIT EARS PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER
MILE OR LESS, WITH POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN SNOW SQUALLS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BRING QUICK INTENSE BURSTS OF SNOW AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
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 FOR
COLORADO CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR BY GOING TO
WWW.COTRIP.ORG.
IF TRAVELING TO THE MOUNTAINS, BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS. CHECK COTRIP.ORG FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND TRACTION LAWS.
COZ030-032-190600-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH PARK, GOULD, SPICER, HOT SULPHUR
SPRINGS, WALDEN, GRAND LAKE, DILLON, FRASER, RAND, KREMMLING, AND
GRANBY
1047 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTH PARK, AND GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR
LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ROADS WILL BE SLICK RESULTING IN SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
IF TRAVELING TO THE MOUNTAINS, BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS. CHECK COTRIP.ORG FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND TRACTION LAWS.
COZ033-034-191200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST
GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENOSHA MOUNTAINS, WILLOW CREEK PASS, ROCKY
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS, INDIAN
PEAKS, WINTER PARK, BERTHOUD PASS, EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE,
EISENHOWER TUNNEL, EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE, BRECKENRIDGE, RABBIT
EARS RANGE, WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS, MOUNT BLUE SKY, AND CAMERON PASS
1047 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND THE MEDICINE BOW RANGE,
AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SUMMIT COUNTY, THE MOSQUITO RANGE, AND THE
INDIAN PEAKS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR COLORADO CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR BY GOING TO
WWW.COTRIP.ORG.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/BOU
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