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WWUS45 KFGZ 172046  
WSWFGZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
146 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
AZZ004-015-016-180500-  
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0002.260218T1200Z-260219T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.260218T1200Z-260219T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T0000Z/  
KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNDS PARK, WILLIAMS, HAPPY JACK, JACOB LAKE,  
HEBER, FOREST LAKES, FLAGSTAFF, AND FREDONIA  
146 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 40 MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG  
WITH BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MOGOLLON RIM, AND KAIBAB PLATEAU.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS HEAVY  
SNOWFALL AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES, AND  
POSSIBLY THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE  
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 PM MST TODAY TO 5 PM MST TODAY...  
 
FOREST LAKES: TRACE TO 1" FREDONIA: 0"  
DONEY PARK: TRACE TO 1" FLAGSTAFF: TRACE TO 1"  
MUNDS PARK: TRACE TO 1" PINE-STRAWBERRY: 0"  
WILLIAMS: TRACE TO 1" HEBER-OVERGAARD: 0"  
JACOB LAKE: TRACE TO 1"  
 
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
FOREST LAKES: 6 TO 8" FREDONIA: TRACE TO 1"  
DONEY PARK: 6 TO 8" FLAGSTAFF: 6 TO 8"  
MUNDS PARK: 6 TO 8" PINE-STRAWBERRY: 4 TO 6"  
WILLIAMS: 4 TO 6" HEBER-OVERGAARD: 1 TO 2"  
JACOB LAKE: 6 TO 8"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND  
CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ006>008-180500-  
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WW.Y.0004.260218T1200Z-260219T0200Z/  
GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESCOTT, VALLE, SUPAI, SELIGMAN, NORTH RIM,  
ASH FORK, AND GRAND CANYON VILLAGE  
146 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...COCONINO PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, AND YAVAPAI COUNTY  
MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL  
WILL CREATE SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND  
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND  
POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
CHINO VALLEY: 0" GCNP SOUTH RIM: 2 TO 4"  
GCNP NORTH RIM: 4 TO 6" PRESCOTT VALLEY: TRACE TO 1"  
PRESCOTT: 1 TO 2" SELIGMAN: 1 TO 2"  
VALLE: 2 TO 4"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ011-039-180500-  
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WW.Y.0004.260218T1200Z-260219T0200Z/  
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NAVAJO N.M., WINDOW ROCK, AND GANADO  
146 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES, WITH  
HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND BUFFALO PASS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK MESA, CHUSKA MOUNTAINS, AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL  
WILL CREATE SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND  
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND  
POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM MST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
BUFFALO PASS: 4 TO 6" GANADO: TRACE TO 1"  
WINDOW ROCK: 1 TO 2" SHONTO: 2 TO 4"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ017-180000-  
/O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T0000Z/  
WHITE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINETOP, SHOW LOW, AND GREER  
146 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WHITE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN CREATE  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY, SNOW-COVERED ROADS.  
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 PM MST TODAY TO 5 PM MST TODAY...  
 
ALPINE: TRACE TO 1" WHITERIVER: 0"  
PINETOP-LAKESIDE: TRACE TO 1" SHOW LOW: 0"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
JJ  
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