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WSWSGX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1021 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUNNING SPRINGS, WRIGHTWOOD, LAKE
ARROWHEAD, BIG BEAR LAKE, CRESTLINE, IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE, AND BIG
BEAR CITY
1021 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET, 12 TO 20 INCHES FROM
6000 TO 7000 FEET, LOCALLY EXCEEDING 24 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET.
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000 FEET WILL FALL TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO 65
MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ON THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES
ARE EXPECTED. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY.
* WHERE...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY, STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE DESERT MOUNTAIN
SLOPES INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND LOCALLY INTO THE LUCERNE VALLEY. FOR
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW ON I-15 AT THE SUMMIT OF THE CAJON PASS.
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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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JULIAN AND PINE VALLEY
1021 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES
EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500
FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH PEAK GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH, LOCALLY UP TO 75
MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
* WHERE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES, LOCALLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS.
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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