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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
517 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
517 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* 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, UNTIL 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...
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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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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
517 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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
517 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 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...UNTIL 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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