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Gale Warning 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

February 21, 2026

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2026, 12:44 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2026, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 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, 12:44 PM CST (18:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 12:44 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX23 hr

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Sources

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