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Gale Warning 14, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

February 26, 2026

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2026, 1:02 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2026, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 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 26, 2026, 1:02 AM EST (06:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2026, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2026, 3:08 PM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 1:02 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX19 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.