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HWOUNR  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
417 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
SDZ024>030-041-042-044-072-074>076-WYZ054>060-191130-  
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-  
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-  
CUSTER CO PLAINS-WESTERN FALL RIVER-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-  
BENNETT-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-  
EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-  
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-  
WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-NEWCASTLE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-  
417 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH  
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING, BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST  
WINDS AND CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BEGINS  
THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN WYOMING, AND TONIGHT FOR THE BLACK  
HILLS INTO SOUTHWESTERN SD. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE WINTER  
WEATHER MESSAGE (WSWUNR) FOR DETAILS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
 
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE  
POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING, THE BLACK HILLS, AND  
SOUTHWESTERN SD. GUSTY WINDS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON COULD ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.  
 

 
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...OR CHECK  
OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY  
 

 
 
SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-043-046-047-049-073-077-078-191130-  
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-  
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-NORTHERN JACKSON-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-  
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN PERKINS-  
417 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026 /517 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026/  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH  
DAKOTA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING, BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST  
WINDS AND CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW.  
 
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
 
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT  
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM A TRACE TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES  
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.  
 
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.  
 

 
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...OR CHECK  
OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY  
 

 
 
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