500
WWUS43 KMQT 181228
WSWMQT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
728 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
MIZ001-003-182100-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER HARBOR, HANCOCK, AND HOUGHTON
728 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 15 INCHES, GREATEST IN AREAS OF HIGH
TERRAIN NORTH OF HOUGHTON, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT
GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. HEAVY WET
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ004-005-182100-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARQUETTE, GWINN, AND L'ANSE
728 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES, GREATEST IN THE AREAS OF
HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTY, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
* WHERE...BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. WET SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHE AND CAUSE SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-182100-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESCANABA, MANISTIQUE, MUNISING, SENEY,
GLADSTONE, NEWBERRY, AND GRAND MARAIS
728 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES, GREATEST IN NORTHERN
SCHOOLCRAFT, ALGER, AND LUCE COUNTIES, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR.
* WHERE...ALGER, DELTA, LUCE, NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, AND SOUTHERN
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ002-009>012-084-182100-
/O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIDNAW, ONTONAGON, IRON MOUNTAIN, KENTON,
MENOMINEE, IRONWOOD, AND IRON RIVER
728 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026 /628 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 AND 3 INCHES WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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