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Air Quality Alert
Issued: 1:17 PM Feb. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties:

Fairfield, New Haven

until 11 PM EST this evening.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates within the
region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional
information, please visit the Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi

Dense Fog Advisory
Issued: 6:31 AM Feb. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeastern New Jersey,
and southeastern New York.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 4:12 AM Feb. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AREAS OF BLACK ICE LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Surface temperatures were at or below freezing across much of the
area, and will remain below freezing through the overnight and
into early Wednesday morning. With widespread dense fog expected
moisture will freeze on the cold surfaces resulting in black ice.
Motorists are urged to slow down and travel with caution into
Wednesday morning.

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