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Gale Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2026, 3:11 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2026, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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 20, 2026, 3:11 AM PST (11:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2026, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2026, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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 Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 19, 9:46 PM PST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 9:46 PM PST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:11 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 35 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:11 AM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 49 hr | |
| Feb 20, 5:21 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:37 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 46 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:37 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:47 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 25 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.