014  
WWUS81 KBOX 182020  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
320 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-191500-  
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-  
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-  
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-  
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-  
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-  
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-  
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-  
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-  
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-  
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-  
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR LOCKS, UNION, VERNON,  
PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC, CHARLEMONT, GREENFIELD, ORANGE, BARRE,  
FITCHBURG, FRAMINGHAM, LOWELL, LAWRENCE, GLOUCESTER,  
CHESTERFIELD, BLANDFORD, AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON, SPRINGFIELD,  
MILFORD, WORCESTER, FOXBOROUGH, NORWOOD, CAMBRIDGE, BOSTON,  
QUINCY, TAUNTON, BROCKTON, PLYMOUTH, FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD,  
MATTAPOISETT, CHATHAM, FALMOUTH, PROVINCETOWN, VINEYARD HAVEN,  
NANTUCKET, AYER, FOSTER, SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY,  
WEST GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, BRISTOL,  
NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY, NEWPORT, AND NEW SHOREHAM  
320 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..AREAS OF BLACK ICE LIKELY DEVELOPING TONIGHT
 
 
AFTER A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AND INTO THE 20S  
OVERNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT HOW QUICKLY WET SURFACES CAN DRY  
OUT AND THUS WE EXPECT AREAS OF BLACK ICE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND  
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE TOMORROW. TRAVEL WITH CAUTION,  
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES AND SECONDARY ROADS.  
 

 
 
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