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Location: Palm Desert, CA
Elevation: 177ft
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Wind Advisory
Issued: 10:46 AM Feb. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Isolated
gusts to 75 mph

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:28 AM Feb. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
San Bernardino County in southern California...
Riverside County in southern California...
Northwestern San Diego County in southwestern California...
Eastern Orange County in southwestern California...

* Until 330 AM PST.

* At 226 AM PST, a band of severe thunderstorms extended from
Newport Beach to San Bernardino and was moving slowly southeast
into southern Orange County and western Riverside County.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Anaheim, Riverside, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Moreno Valley,
Corona, Orange, Rialto, Mission Viejo, Tustin, Redlands, San
Clemente, Lake Elsinore, Yucaipa, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Dana
Point, northern Camp Pendleton, and Hemet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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