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Gale Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 18, 2026

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this gale warning at Jun 18, 2026, 2:26 PM EDT. It took effect at Jun 19, 2026, 2:29 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 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: Jun 18, 2026, 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 19, 2026, 2:29 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 19, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 18, 10:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 1:36 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	18 hr
Jun 18, 3:08 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	17 hr
Jun 18, 10:46 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick	9 hr
Jun 18, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	36 min
Jun 18, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	29 min

Nearby

Gale Warnings in North Carolina, 2026 Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

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