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WWUS43 KDMX 182043
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
243 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...
.PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM WESTERN INTO NORTHERN AND PARTS OF
CENTRAL IOWA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIALLY, IT MAY
BEGIN AS RAIN OR A MIX BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING, BUT A
NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY BE POSSIBLE.
IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-044-045-190645-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260219T2100Z-260220T1200Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EMMETSBURG, LAURENS, MANSON, POMEROY,
DENISON, ROCKWELL CITY, WALL LAKE, ODEBOLT, EARLY, ROLFE, GILMORE
CITY, ALGONA, SAC CITY, LAKE VIEW, FONDA, CARROLL, FORT DODGE,
POCAHONTAS, ESTHERVILLE, SCHALLER, HUMBOLDT, AND LAKE CITY
243 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN INTO NORTHERN IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL CONDITIONS, CHECK THE IOWA 511 APP,
WWW.511IA.ORG, OR DIAL 511.
IAZ006-007-016-017-025-026-036-190645-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260220T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KANAWHA, BRITT, CLEAR LAKE, BELMOND,
MANLY, LAKE MILLS, GARNER, MASON CITY, FOREST CITY, EAGLE GROVE,
CLARION, WEBSTER CITY, HAMPTON, AND NORTHWOOD
243 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL CONDITIONS, CHECK THE IOWA 511 APP,
WWW.511IA.ORG, OR DIAL 511.
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