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Gale Warning 8, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

February 4, 2026

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2026, 12:51 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 5, 2026, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 16 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 4, 2026, 12:51 PM EST (17:51 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 6, 2026, 1:56 AM EST
In force
16 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 4, 12:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde and 8 more35 hr
Feb 4, 12:55 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX60 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.