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Gale Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2026, 1:23 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 18, 2026, 1:23 PM CDT (18:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 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 Apr 17, 2:39 PM CDT, 22 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:39 PM CDT, 22 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 12:07 AM CDT | Gale Watch | HGX | 20 hr | |
| Apr 18, 12:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 49 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 5:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 112 min |
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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.