155
WWUS46 KSTO 181940
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1140 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
CAZ013>015-063-066>069-200015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN
SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY-NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-WESTERN PLUMAS
COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON, CHESTER, SHASTA DAM, BURNEY,
QUINCY, PARADISE, ALDER SPRINGS, GRASS VALLEY, REDDING, RED
BLUFF, AND JACKSON
1140 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 FOOT
BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 FEET, 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 3000 FEET, AND UP TO
4 FEET AT PEAKS. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW
1000 FEET IN SHASTA AND TEHAMA COUNTIES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH 45
TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NOW INCLUDING ELEVATIONS
BELOW 1000 FT IN SHASTA AND TEHAMA COUNTIES
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH
CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD CLOSURES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES FROM
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO A COMBINATION
OF GUSTY WIND AND HEAVY SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAIN AROUND 1500 TO 2500 FEET
THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS WITH POTENTIAL TO SEE
SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS POTENTIALLY DOWN TO
300 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN CASCADES, SHASTA COUNTY, AND TEHAMA
COUNTY IN THE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/STO/
SP
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page