033  
WWUS45 KGGW 161824  
WSWGGW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT  
1124 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
MTZ059-171100-  
/O.EXA.KGGW.WS.A.0001.260218T0000Z-260218T1800Z/  
NORTHERN PHILLIPS-  
INCLUDING WHITEWATER  
1124 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD  
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ017-023>026-061-171100-  
/O.CON.KGGW.WS.A.0001.260218T0000Z-260218T1800Z/  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-  
NORTHERN VALLEY-  
INCLUDING FAIRVIEW, CIRCLE, GLASGOW, SIDNEY, TERRY, HINSDALE,  
RICHEY, OPHEIM, FORT PECK, FRAZER, AND GLENDIVE  
1124 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD  
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ018>020-062-171100-  
/O.CON.KGGW.WS.A.0001.260218T0000Z-260218T1800Z/  
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-  
INCLUDING CULBERTSON, MEDICINE LAKE, POPLAR, PLENTYWOOD, SCOBEY,  
AND WOLF POINT  
1124 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DANIELS, ROOSEVELT AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY  
ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY  
EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD BRING  
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN  
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE  
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR  
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY  
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS  
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.  
 
 
 
 
 
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