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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
947 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
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IRON UT-
947 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM MST FOR
EASTERN IRON COUNTY...
AT 945 AM MST, A LINE OF DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF PARAGONAH TO CEDAR CITY,
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD KNOCK
DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR, WEBCAMS, AND OBSERVATIONS. AT 925 AM MST, THE CEDAR
CITY AIRPORT RECORDED A WIND GUST TO 75 MPH.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 99.
UTAH ROUTE 56 NEAR MILE MARKER 61.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CEDAR CITY, ENOCH, PAROWAN, PARAGONAH, CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL
MONUMENT, SUMMIT, AND BRIAN HEAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3760 11314 3812 11281 3813 11248 3756 11292
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 268DEG 29KT 3806 11282 3767 11307
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
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