051  
WWUS45 KGGW 171854  
WSWGGW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT  
1154 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
MTZ017>020-023-059-061-062-181300-  
/O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0001.260217T2100Z-260219T0000Z/  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-  
MCCONE-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-  
INCLUDING HINSDALE, POPLAR, CIRCLE, WHITEWATER, FORT PECK,  
CULBERTSON, SCOBEY, WOLF POINT, OPHEIM, MEDICINE LAKE, FRAZER,  
GLASGOW, AND PLENTYWOOD  
1154 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO  
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND  
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM FALLING AND BLOWING  
SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS  
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL  
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A  
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR  
VEHICLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ016-022-060-181300-  
/O.EXA.KGGW.WW.Y.0005.260217T2300Z-260218T1300Z/  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-GARFIELD-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-  
INCLUDING MALTA, ZORTMAN, JORDAN, AND SACO  
1154 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6  
AM MST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PHILLIPS, AND GARFIELD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR  
FORT PECK LAKE AND THE US-2 CORRIDOR.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ024>026-181300-  
/O.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0005.260217T2300Z-260218T1300Z/  
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-  
INCLUDING TERRY, FAIRVIEW, RICHEY, SIDNEY, AND GLENDIVE  
1154 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DAWSON, PRAIRIE, AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG SHEEPS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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