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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
756 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
WAC051-065-191700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SQ.W.0004.260219T1556Z-260219T1700Z/
STEVENS WA-PEND OREILLE WA-
756 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHERN PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 900 AM PST.
* AT 754 AM PST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED 14 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHEWELAH, OR 25 MILES WEST OF PRIEST RIVER, MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 20 IN WASHINGTON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 355 AND 436.
U.S. HIGHWAY 395 IN WASHINGTON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 235.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLVILLE, CHEWELAH, NEWPORT, SPRINGDALE, CUSICK, OLDTOWN, ADDY,
SACHEEN LAKE, CHEWELAH PEAK, USK, ORIN, DALKENA, LOON LAKE, DIAMOND
LAKE, ARDEN, VALLEY, BEAD LAKE CAMPGROUND, SOUTH SKOOKUM LAKE
CAMPGROUND, BROWNS LAKE CAMPGROUND, AND RUBY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4860 11704 4818 11703 4811 11703 4804 11706
4805 11753 4803 11753 4803 11787 4862 11801
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 194DEG 15KT 4819 11747
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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