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WWUS43 KDVN 200807
WSWDVN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
207 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
IAZ040>042-051-201500-
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUBUQUE, INDEPENDENCE, VINTON, AND
MANCHESTER
207 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES,
MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEW VIENNA TO MANCHESTER
TO VINTON, WITH A SHARP CUTOFF IN AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.
DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...BENTON, BUCHANAN, DELAWARE, AND DUBUQUE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. 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.
IAZ052>054-063>065-ILZ001-201500-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-JO DAVIESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARENGO, CEDAR RAPIDS, MAQUOKETA, IOWA
CITY, ANAMOSA, TIPTON, AND GALENA
207 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A MARENGO TO CEDAR
RAPIDS TO MONTICELLO LINE. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LEADING TO GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
FALLING SNOW.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
MCCLURE
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