682  
WWUS73 KDMX 172031  
NPWDMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
231 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
IAZ004>007-015>017-180645-  
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.260218T1600Z-260218T2300Z/  
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE MILLS, FOREST CITY, BRITT, MASON  
CITY, KANAWHA, GARNER, EMMETSBURG, ALGONA, MANLY, NORTHWOOD,  
ESTHERVILLE, AND CLEAR LAKE  
231 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CERRO GORDO, HANCOCK, KOSSUTH, WINNEBAGO, WORTH, EMMET,  
AND PALO ALTO COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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