073
WWAK43 PAFG 182352
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
AKZ831-191600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260219T1600Z/
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETTLES, ALATNA, EVANSVILLE, AND
ALLAKAKET
252 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
10 INCHES.
* WHERE...UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
AKZ834-838>846-191600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260220T1600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-UPPER
CHENA RIVER VALLEY-TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-GOLDSTREAM
VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO RIVERS-
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHENA HOT SPRINGS, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT,
NORTH POLE, FORT WAINWRIGHT, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO
325, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, MURPHY DOME, BIRCH LAKE,
HARDING LAKE, FOX, MINTO, TANANA, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP
85 TO MP 124, MOOSE CREEK, LAKE MINCHUMINA, MANLEY HOT SPRINGS,
TWO RIVERS, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, THE
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, LIVENGOOD, THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, HAYSTACK, RAMPART, NENANA, THE
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST
OF MP 34, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, ESTER DOME,
EAGLE SUMMIT, SALCHA, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85,
ESTER, EIELSON AFB, AND FAIRBANKS
252 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL INTERIOR, CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY, EIELSON AFB AND
SALCHA, FAIRBANKS METRO AREA, GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS,
NENANA, TANANA FLATS, TWO RIVERS, UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY, AND
WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ENDING
FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL
EXPECTED TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS ARRIVES EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE UNDER
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHER OVERALL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED
NORTH AND WEST OF FAIRBANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5
1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ847-191600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260220T1600Z/
NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK, KANTISHNA,
ANDERSON, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, AND HEALY
252 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS MAY BE STRONGER AT TIMES THROUGH WINDY
PASS WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5
1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page