988
ACUS11 KWNS 200501
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 200500
WIZ000-IAZ000-MNZ000-201000-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0105
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1100 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHEAST IOWA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW
VALID 200500Z - 201000Z
SUMMARY...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP/SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW RATES MAY
EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.
DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST ORIENTED BAND OF MODERATE-HEAVY
SNOW PERSISTS ACROSS IA LATE THIS EVENING. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD/DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST IA INTO SOUTHWEST WI AS THE 700MB
LOW ADVANCES ACROSS EASTERN IA INTO SOUTHERN WI BY 12Z. LATEST
RADAR/SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGEST MULTIPLE HEAVIER BANDS WILL BEGIN TO
COALESCE ALONG AN AXIS FROM NEAR ALO-PDC-VOK AS THE PRIMARY MIDLEVEL
CIRCULATION SHIFTS EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WHILE HEAVY SNOW
WITH RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED, A VERY NARROW ZONE
OF MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY EXIST ALONG THE EASTERN FRINGE OF THIS
CORRIDOR BRIEFLY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW.
..DARROW.. 02/20/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...GRB...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...
LAT...LON 43019271 43669143 44269029 43998980 42889077 42349218
43019271
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