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WWUS73 KDMX 181032
NPWDMX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
432 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
IAZ004-005-015-023-033-034-044-182045-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.260218T1032Z-260218T2200Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAC CITY, GILMORE CITY, LAKE CITY,
ODEBOLT, ROLFE, WALL LAKE, POMEROY, POCAHONTAS, LAURENS,
EMMETSBURG, LAKE VIEW, SCHALLER, ESTHERVILLE, MANSON, ALGONA,
FONDA, ROCKWELL CITY, DENISON, AND EARLY
432 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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 ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ006-007-016-017-024>028-035>039-045>050-182045-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.260218T1200Z-260218T2200Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-
BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CARROLL-
GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERLOO, TAMA, KANAWHA, TRAER, GARNER,
ELDORA, GRUNDY CENTER, AMES, DYSART, NORTHWOOD, HUMBOLDT,
GLADBROOK, WEBSTER CITY, LAKE MILLS, CLEAR LAKE, SHELL ROCK,
BRITT, BELMOND, FOREST CITY, BOONE, ACKLEY, EAGLE GROVE, CEDAR
FALLS, TOLEDO, FORT DODGE, DUMONT, CLARION, APLINGTON, CONRAD,
MANLY, REINBECK, HAMPTON, ALLISON, MASON CITY, CARROLL,
JEFFERSON, DIKE, GREENE, WAVERLY, MARSHALLTOWN, CLARKSVILLE, IOWA
FALLS, PARKERSBURG, AND WELLSBURG
432 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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 ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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