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Gale Warning 3, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2026, 5:41 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Mar 15, 2026, 5:41 AM CDT (10:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, 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 Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 15, 12:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 12:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:58 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Houston | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Madison, Trinity, Walker | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker and 2 more | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 45 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.