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WWUS43 KDVN 191938
WSWDVN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
138 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
IAZ040>042-051-200345-
/O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0004.260220T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0001.260220T0300Z-260220T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDEPENDENCE, MANCHESTER, VINTON, AND
DUBUQUE
138 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
40 MPH.
* WHERE...BENTON, BUCHANAN, DELAWARE, AND DUBUQUE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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 ARE
AVAILABLE AT 511IA.ORG OR BY CALLING 511.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
IAZ054-063>065-ILZ001-200345-
/O.EXB.KDVN.WW.Y.0004.260220T0300Z-260220T1500Z/
JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-JO DAVIESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALENA, IOWA CITY, MARENGO, TIPTON, AND
MAQUOKETA
138 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, JO DAVIESS COUNTY. IN IOWA, CEDAR, IOWA,
JACKSON, AND JOHNSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IOWA, THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT 511IA.ORG OR BY CALLING 511. IN
ILLINOIS, THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT
GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
IAZ052-053-200345-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0004.260220T0300Z-260220T1500Z/
LINN-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND ANAMOSA
138 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9
AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
40 MPH.
* WHERE...JONES AND LINN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IOWA, THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT 511IA.ORG OR BY CALLING 511. IN
ILLINOIS, THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT
GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
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