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Gale Warning 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 30, 2026

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Apr 30, 2026, 11:33 PM CDT. It took effect at May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 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 30, 2026, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 2, 2026, 8:50 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX23 hr
Apr 30, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris44 min
May 1, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris28 min
May 1, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris30 min
May 1, 12:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX40 min
May 1, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Galveston16 min
May 1, 2:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado, Wharton50 min
May 1, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Fort Bend, Waller31 min
May 1, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris35 min
May 1, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty32 min
May 1, 4:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
May 1, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson49 min
May 1, 9:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX38 min
May 1, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX51 min
May 1, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX29 min
May 1, 12:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX39 min
May 1, 12:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGalveston20 min
May 1, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson51 min
May 1, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX95 min
May 1, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson, Matagorda, Wharton47 min
May 1, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson, Matagorda, Wharton30 min
May 1, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX27 min
May 1, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatHGXBrazoria, Matagorda28 min
May 1, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX93 min
May 1, 3:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 1 more3 hr
May 1, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria57 min
May 1, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX57 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.