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

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

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and
  12 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, Chatanika River Valley, Eielson AFB and
  Salcha, Fairbanks Metro Area, Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills,
  Nenana, Northern Denali Borough, Tanana Flats, Two Rivers, Upper
  Chena River Valley, and White Mountains and High Terrain South of
  the Yukon River.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the snow will fall on Saturday,
  though there will be another round of light and fluffy snow on
  Sunday. 5 to 8 inches of snow is possible on Saturday with another
  3 to 5 inches possible on Sunday. Snowfall will be widespread,
  though heavy snow showers embedded in the system may bring widely
  varying snow totals across short distances. Winds will be gusty
  Saturday night with gusts up to 40 mph in the high terrain around
  Fairbanks, and up to 30 mph in Fairbanks. Wind gusts as high as 50
  mph are possible over Eagle Summit. An additional snow event is
  likely Tuesday night and Wednesday across the Interior.

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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