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Mesoscale Discussion 95

February 18, 202616 counties in Michigan; Cook County, Lake County, Minnesota; Bayfield County, Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 18, 2026, 5:16 AM EST for 16 counties in Michigan; Cook County, Lake County, Minnesota; Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2026, 5:16 AM EST (10:16 UTC)
Expired
Feb 18, 2026, 9:45 AM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Heavy snow

Counties Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Chippewa County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI, Mackinac County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI, Cook County, MN, Lake County, MN, Bayfield County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 11:08 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Cook, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake and 5 more4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Michigan, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2026Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.