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WWUS43 KFGF 181437  
WSWFGF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
837 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-182245-  
/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 BAGLEY, MICHIGAN, LANKIN, RED LAKE, EAST  
GRAND FORKS, HALLOCK, RED LAKE FALLS, BAUDETTE, THIEF RIVER  
FALLS, WARREN, LEEDS, FOSSTON, DRAYTON, GRAND FORKS, BEMIDJI,  
CAVALIER, GRAFTON, CANDO, MIDDLE RIVER, NEWFOLDEN, LANGDON,  
CROOKSTON, ROSEAU, AND DEVILS LAKE  
837 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.  
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 5 TO 10 INCHES, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND  
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IMPACTS WILL BE INCREASED DUE TO THE SNOW  
BEING HEAVY AND SLUSHY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053-  
182245-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST  
BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-EDDY-  
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LISBON, VALLEY CITY, FINLEY, ADA, WADENA,  
HALSTAD, WAHPETON, HILLSBORO, PARK RAPIDS, FERGUS FALLS, ELBOW  
LAKE, NEW YORK MILLS, FARGO, FORMAN, MOORHEAD, TWO INLETS,  
MAYVILLE, GWINNER, BRECKENRIDGE, LAKE ITASCA, DETROIT LAKES, NEW  
ROCKFORD, COOPERSTOWN, AND MAHNOMEN  
837 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES.  
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 3 TO 6 INCHES, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND WEST  
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IMPACTS WILL BE INCREASED DUE TO THE SNOW  
BEING HEAVY AND SLUSHY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
TG  
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