348  
WWUS43 KLBF 171921  
WSWLBF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
121 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
NEZ004-005-023>025-094-181015-  
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.A.0001.260219T0600Z-260220T0000Z/  
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HYANNIS, THEDFORD, HALSEY, VALENTINE,  
MERRIMAN, RUSHVILLE, KILGORE, GORDON, ELI, CODY, AND MULLEN  
121 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026 /1221 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND  
8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS COULD  
GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, PANHANDLE, AND WEST CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE  
THURSDAY, AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO AS HIGH AS 35 MPH FROM THE  
NORTH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LBF.  
 
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