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WWUS45 KLKN 182243  
WSWLKN  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV  
243 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
NVZ034-201200-  
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.260219T1200Z-260220T1200Z/  
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN ELKO-  
243 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4  
AM PST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV  
VALLEYS. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR AREA PASSES AND THE RUBY  
AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGES.  
 
* WHERE...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN ELKO COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST  
FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE  
DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NVZ030-036-037-040-201200-  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.260219T1200Z-260220T1200Z/  
HUMBOLDT-NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA-SOUTHERN LANDER AND  
SOUTHERN EUREKA-NORTHWESTERN NYE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOLCONDA, GRASS VALLEY, BATTLE MOUNTAIN,  
CRESCENT VALLEY, HICKISON SUMMIT, DUFFERENA, GARDEN PASS,  
TONOPAH, WINNEMUCCA, PALISADE, DUNPHY, BEOWAWE, VALMY, ARGENTA,  
EUREKA AIRPORT, EMIGRANT PASS, PINTO SUMMIT, DIAMOND VALLEY,  
MANHATTAN, EUREKA, AND ROUND MOUNTAIN  
243 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4  
AM PST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35  
MPH. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS  
FORECAST FOR AREA PASSES AND THE RUBY AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGES.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA, SOUTHERN LANDER AND  
SOUTHERN EUREKA, HUMBOLDT, AND NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM  
THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES  
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NVZ035-038-039-041-201200-  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.260219T1200Z-260220T1200Z/  
WHITE PINE-SOUTHWEST ELKO-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO-NORTHEASTERN NYE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUTH, OASIS, ELY, BLUE EAGLE RANCH,  
DUCKWATER, SOUTH FORK, RYNDON, LAMOILLE, MCGILL, LEE, CHERRY  
CREEK, PRESTON, SPRING CREEK, RUBY LAKE, JIGGS, ELY AIRPORT,  
LUND, AND ELKO  
243 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4  
AM PST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45  
MPH. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS  
FORECAST FOR AREA PASSES AND THE RUBY AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGES.  
 
* WHERE...WHITE PINE, SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO, SOUTHWEST ELKO, AND  
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM  
THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. ROADS, AND  
ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND  
HAZARDOUS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NVZ031-190600-  
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/  
NORTHERN ELKO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, OWYHEE, MIDAS, MOUNTAIN CITY,  
TUSCARORA, JARBIDGE, AND GIBBS RANCH  
243 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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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