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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1248 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACOB LAKE, FREDONIA, WILLIAMS, FLAGSTAFF,
HAPPY JACK, HEBER, FOREST LAKES, AND MUNDS PARK
1248 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG WITH
BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 10 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY
SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 9 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...MOGOLLON RIM, AND KAIBAB PLATEAU.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* 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. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST TODAY TO 8 PM MST TODAY...
FOREST LAKES: 6 TO 8" FREDONIA: 1 TO 2"
DONEY PARK: 4 TO 6" FLAGSTAFF: 6 TO 8"
MUNDS PARK: 6 TO 10" PINE-STRAWBERRY: 4 TO 6"
WILLIAMS: 5 TO 8" HEBER-OVERGAARD: 1 TO 2"
JACOB LAKE: 6 TO 8"
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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.
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GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESCOTT, ASH FORK, VALLE, SUPAI, NORTH RIM,
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, AND SELIGMAN
1248 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...COCONINO PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, AND YAVAPAI COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* 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 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST TODAY TO 7 PM MST TODAY...
CHINO VALLEY: 0" GCNP SOUTH RIM: 2 TO 4"
GCNP NORTH RIM: 6 TO 8" PRESCOTT VALLEY: 1 TO 2"
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.
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CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NAVAJO N.M., GANADO, AND WINDOW ROCK
1248 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES, WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND BUFFALO PASS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60
MPH.
* WHERE...BLACK MESA, CHUSKA MOUNTAINS, AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 AM MST TODAY TO 7 PM MST TODAY...
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.
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