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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1237 PM AKST Sat Feb 14 2026

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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-Northern Denali
Borough-
Including the cities of Fox, Denali National Park, Salcha, the
Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, the Parks Highway from MP
237 to MP 288, Tanana, Eielson AFB, Circle Hot Springs, North
Pole, Healy, the Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346,
Nenana, Harding Lake, Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34,
Fairbanks, Birch Lake, Ester Dome, the Dalton Highway from MP
0 to MP 38, the Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Manley Hot
Springs, Haystack, Rampart, Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34,
Minto, Chena Hot Springs, Livengood, Two Rivers, Eagle Summit,
Ester, the Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124, Kantishna, Moose
Creek, the Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Lake
Minchumina, the Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325, Anderson,
Twelvemile Summit, the Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32, the
Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134, Murphy Dome, and Fort
Wainwright
1237 PM AKST Sat Feb 14 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between
  4 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph over high terrain
  and 30 mph in valleys, strongest Saturday night and early Sunday
  morning.

* WHERE...Central Interior, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Nenana
  Hills, Nenana, Northern Denali Borough, White Mountains and High
  Terrain South of the Yukon River.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be a break in the snow tonight
  through about 7am Sunday morning but snow will redevelop and
  continue through most of the afternoon and into the evening on
  Sunday with lingering snow showers possible into early Monday
  morning. There will then be another break in the snow for most of
  Monday before an additional round of snow moves in on Tuesday with
  the potential for periods of snow persisting through Thursday
  morning. There is high uncertainty with accumulations from Tuesday
  through Thursday, but an additional 6 or more inches is not out of
  the realm of possibilities.

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.

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