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Gale Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2026, 11:31 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2026, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2026, 11:31 AM CST (17:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2026, 8:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 21, 6:00 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 6:00 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:45 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:12 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 51 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:12 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 51 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:31 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 40 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.