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

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations in excess of
  6 inches possible.

* 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...From late Friday night through Sunday evening.

* 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. 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible on Saturday with another
  2 to 4 inches possible on Sunday. Winds will be gusty Saturday
  night with gusts up to 50 mph in the terrain around Fairbanks, and
  up to 25 mph in Fairbanks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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