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WWUS46 KOTX 180717
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
WAZ035-181800-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.260218T0800Z-260218T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARRINGTON AND RITZVILLE
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...HARRINGTON AND RITZVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-181800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLUMMER, ROSALIA, POTLATCH, OAKESDALE,
SPOKANE VALLEY, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, POST FALLS, FAIRFIELD, HAYDEN,
WORLEY, LA CROSSE, UNIONTOWN, ROCKFORD, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, COLFAX,
COEUR D'ALENE, MOSCOW, DAVENPORT, GENESEE, CHENEY, PULLMAN, AND
TEKOA
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES.
* WHERE...PLUMMER, ROSALIA, POTLATCH, OAKESDALE, SPOKANE VALLEY,
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, POST FALLS, FAIRFIELD, HAYDEN, WORLEY, LA CROSSE,
UNIONTOWN, ROCKFORD, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, COLFAX, COEUR D'ALENE,
MOSCOW, DAVENPORT, GENESEE, CHENEY, PULLMAN, AND TEKOA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ026-WAZ032-181800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISTON GRADE, CULDESAC, PECK, POMEROY,
CLARKSTON, LEWISTON, ALPOWA SUMMIT, GIFFORD, AND LAPWAI
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A FEW TENTHS OF
AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 3 INCHES. LESS THAN AN
INCH IN THE LOWER RIVER VALLEYS AND LEWISTON-CLARKSTON.
* WHERE...LEWISTON GRADE, CULDESAC, PECK, POMEROY, CLARKSTON,
LEWISTON, ALPOWA SUMMIT, GIFFORD, AND LAPWAI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ027-181800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEZPERCE, SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD,
CRAIGMONT, WINCHESTER, AND KAMIAH
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ONE TO FIVE INCHES.
* WHERE...NEZPERCE, SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD, CRAIGMONT, WINCHESTER, AND
KAMIAH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ031-181800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260218T2300Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, ANATONE, AND
MOUNTAIN ROAD
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. LOCALLY
UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE RIDGETOPS.
* WHERE...CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, ANATONE, AND MOUNTAIN ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ004-181800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0010.260218T0800Z-260219T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. MARIES, KELLOGG, LOOKOUT PASS,
FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS, OSBURN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, MULLAN,
WALLACE, AND PINEHURST
1117 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...ST. MARIES, KELLOGG, LOOKOUT PASS, FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS,
OSBURN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, MULLAN, WALLACE, AND PINEHURST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMALL SCALE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL LEAD TO LARGE VARIABILITY IN SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
JCLEV
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