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WSWFGF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
420 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST
MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH
CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAFTON, LANGDON, WARREN, ROSEAU,
FOSSTON, BAGLEY, RED LAKE, EAST GRAND FORKS, THIEF RIVER FALLS,
LANKIN, GRAND FORKS, LEEDS, MIDDLE RIVER, CROOKSTON, DRAYTON,
MICHIGAN, BAUDETTE, CAVALIER, CANDO, DEVILS LAKE, HALLOCK, RED
LAKE FALLS, NEWFOLDEN, AND BEMIDJI
420 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 5 TO 10
INCHES, LOCALLLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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 FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ003-027>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-181830-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER
TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LISBON, NEW YORK MILLS, FERGUS FALLS,
WADENA, BRECKENRIDGE, ELBOW LAKE, MOORHEAD, WAHPETON, FORMAN,
DETROIT LAKES, TWO INLETS, AND GWINNER
420 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ002-022>024-NDZ024-028>030-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARK RAPIDS, FINLEY, NEW ROCKFORD,
HILLSBORO, MAYVILLE, LAKE ITASCA, COOPERSTOWN, HALSTAD, ADA, AND
MAHNOMEN
420 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
NDZ038-039-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARGO AND VALLEY CITY
420 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...BARNES AND CASS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF
FALLING SNOW AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT
MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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