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WWUS75 KSLC 172059
NPWSLC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
159 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
UTZ101-102-105-115-180900-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0002.260218T0500Z-260218T1300Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-TOOELE AND RUSH VALLEYS-SALT
LAKE VALLEY-WESTERN MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - DUGWAY, WEST JORDAN, LITTLE
SAHARA, DELTA, WENDOVER, SALT LAKE CITY, TOOELE, VERNON, PARK
VALLEY, SANDY, AND GRANTSVILLE
159 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES, GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT
AND MOUNTAINS, SALT LAKE VALLEY, AND TOOELE AND RUSH VALLEYS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE A COLD
FRONT PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS JUST
AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE, WITH WINDS SWITCHING NORTHWESTERLY
AND TAPERING 1 TO 2 HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS PRECIPITATION FILLS
IN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES WITH TRAILERS ALONG I-80. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY.
FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV
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