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WWUS55 KSLC 181726
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1026 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
UTC021-053-181745-
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WASHINGTON UT-IRON UT-
1026 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM MST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN IRON COUNTIES...
AT 1025 AM MST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF ZION NATIONAL PARK TO NEAR LA
VERKIN, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD
KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR, WEBCAMS AND UDOT SENSORS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 45.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZION NATIONAL PARK, LA VERKIN, TOQUERVILLE, KOLOB CANYON, AND
PINTURA.
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 3750 11307 3724 11326 3732 11348 3753 11321
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 272DEG 27KT 3749 11307 3727 11327
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
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