089  
WWUS45 KCYS 170820  
WSWCYS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
120 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
WYZ112-172200-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.260217T1200Z-260219T1200Z/  
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-  
120 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS  
MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WITH BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SIERRA MADRE RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD BECOME LIFE  
THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT UNPREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER  
CONDITIONS. HIKERS AND SNOWMOBILERS MAY EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED.  
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY.  
 
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  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ110-172200-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.260217T1100Z-260218T0600Z/  
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN  
120 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK  
MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF  
BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE WITH  
RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ114-172200-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.260217T1200Z-260219T1200Z/  
SNOWY RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTENNIAL AND ALBANY  
120 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS  
MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED WITH BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH  
AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SNOWY RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.  
OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT  
UNPREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS. HIKERS AND SNOWMOBILERS  
MAY EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN  
DEVELOP QUICKLY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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