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Gale Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

May 30, 2026

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at May 30, 2026, 12:08 PM PDT. It took effect at May 31, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT. 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: May 30, 2026, 12:08 PM PDT (19:08 UTC)
In effect from: May 31, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired: Jun 1, 2026, 2:00 AM PDT
In force: 15 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 May 30, 10:47 AM PDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 10:47 AM PDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 8:10 PM PDT	Gale Watch	MFR		16 hr
May 30, 12:08 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		38 hr

Nearby

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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.