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WWUS43 KGID 181753  
WSWGID  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1153 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER RETURNS WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ON  
THURSDAY...  
 
NEZ039-040-046-047-190700-  
/O.UPG.KGID.WS.A.0001.260219T1200Z-260220T0600Z/  
/O.NEW.KGID.WW.Y.0003.260219T1200Z-260220T0600Z/  
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORD, SCOTIA, SPALDING, ST. PAUL, LOUP  
CITY, WOLBACH, LITCHFIELD, GREELEY, AND SHERMAN RESERVOIR  
1153 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT  
CST THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5  
INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...GREELEY, HOWARD, SHERMAN, AND VALLEY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY  
WINDS COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED  
VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS  
FORECAST TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
DAYTIME HOURS, AND PERHAPS INTO THE EVENING. THE AREA OF HEAVY  
SNOW MAY BE ONLY 40 TO 60 MILES WIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SO EVEN  
SLIGHT SHIFTS IN STORM TRACK COULD LEAD TO BIG CHANGES IN OBSERVED  
SNOWFALL.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEZ041-048-049-190700-  
/O.NEW.KGID.WW.Y.0003.260219T1200Z-260220T0600Z/  
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FULLERTON, OSCEOLA, STROMSBURG, CENTRAL  
CITY, SHELBY, GENOA, AND POLK  
1153 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT  
CST THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MERRICK, NANCE, AND POLK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND  
REDUCED VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS  
FORECAST TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
DAYTIME HOURS, AND PERHAPS INTO THE EVENING. THE AREA OF HEAVY  
SNOW MAY BE ONLY 40 TO 60 MILES WIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SO EVEN  
SLIGHT SHIFTS IN STORM TRACK COULD LEAD TO BIG CHANGES IN OBSERVED  
SNOWFALL.  
 
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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