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WWUS41 KBUF 181505
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1005 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER, NEWARK,
FAIR HAVEN, AND BATAVIA
1005 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
A TENTH TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...NIAGARA, ORLEANS, MONROE, WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND
GENESEE COUNTIES. THE GREATEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND MONROE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS
DUE TO ICE ACCRETION. THE WINTRY MIX AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT
IN VERY SLICK CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ICE WILL MORE READILY ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED
SURFACES. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING POINT COMBINED WITH THE
HIGHER MID-FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE MAY HELP MITIGATE IMPACTS ON AREA
ROADWAYS, LIMITING ICE ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY
SURFACES AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.
SUBMIT SNOW AND ICE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
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NORTHERN ERIE-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO AND WARSAW
1005 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. THE GREATEST ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HILLTOPS OF NORTHERN WYOMING
COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FREEZING RAIN IN ERIE
COUNTY WILL BE NORTH OF THE BUFFALO AIRPORT AND I-90 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING, WITH LITTLE TO NO RISK FOR
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE CITY OF BUFFALO. ACROSS WYOMING COUNTY,
THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED TO THE HILLTOPS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY SURFACES. SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
SUBMIT SNOW AND ICE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
TMA
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