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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1157 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
CAZ377-380-201500-
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NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT WILSON, MOUNT PINOS, THE ANGELES
CREST HIGHWAY, WRIGHTWOOD, MOUNT BALDY, OZENA, AND LOCKWOOD
VALLEY
1157 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4
INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET, 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR 4500 TO 6000
FEET, AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND AGAIN
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME
TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FOR
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT, BEFORE HEAVY SNOW RETURNS BY
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 6000 FEET
ELEVATION, EVEN DURING THE BREAK IN SNOWFALL.
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.
CAZ353-376-378-201500-
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROSE VALLEY, SAN RAFAEL MOUNTAIN, BIG
PINE MOUNTAIN, TOPATOPA MOUNTAINS, GORMAN, TEJON PASS, PYRAMID
LAKE, MATILIJA, AND FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN
1157 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES FOR 3500 TO 4500 FEET ELEVATION INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE OF
THE INTERSTATE-5 CORRIDOR POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET ELEVATION POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF UP
TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND
AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME
TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
CAZ379-381-382-201500-
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WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR-WESTERN
ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ACTON, WARM SPRINGS, VALYERMO,
PEARBLOSSOM, ELIZABETH LAKE, LLANO, LAKE PALMDALE, AND MILL CREEK
1157 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES FOR 3500 TO 4500 FEET ELEVATION, AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE
4500 FEET ELEVATION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS, WESTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY
FOOTHILLS, AND WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14
CORRIDOR.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE 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.
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