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Gale Watch 21, NWS Marquette, MI

July 20, 2026

NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale watch at Jul 20, 2026, 3:42 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 20, 2026, 3:42 AM EDT (07:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Jul 20, 3:19 AM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 3:19 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 1:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT53 min
Jul 20, 7:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT42 min
Jul 20, 7:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT55 min
Jul 20, 8:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT62 min
Jul 20, 8:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTHoughton, Ontonagon66 min
Jul 20, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT57 min
Jul 20, 8:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTHoughton, Keweenaw56 min
Jul 20, 9:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTBaraga, Houghton, Iron, Marquette, Ontonagon55 min
Jul 20, 9:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTBaraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon67 min
Jul 20, 9:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT66 min
Jul 20, 10:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT60 min
Jul 20, 10:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette55 min
Jul 20, 12:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT31 min
Jul 20, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT67 min
Jul 20, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT64 min
Jul 20, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT55 min
Jul 20, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT53 min
Jul 20, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT50 min
Jul 20, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT53 min
Jul 20, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT67 min
Jul 20, 3:00 PM EDTGale WarningMQT29 hr
Jul 20, 3:00 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT53 hr
Jul 20, 3:05 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMQTAlger, Marquette, Schoolcraft31 hr
Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT41 min
Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTBaraga, Marquette66 min
Jul 20, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT60 min
Jul 20, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDickinson, Gogebic, Iron45 min
Jul 20, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDickinson, Marquette37 min
Jul 20, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTDickinson, Iron34 min
Jul 20, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTDickinson, Marquette41 min
Jul 20, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT63 min
Jul 20, 5:46 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTMarquette44 min
Jul 20, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDickinson, Iron36 min
Jul 20, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT57 min
Jul 20, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDelta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee52 min
Jul 20, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger, Marquette, Schoolcraft62 min
Jul 20, 6:22 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTDelta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee38 min
Jul 20, 6:22 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTAlger, Marquette38 min
Jul 20, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDickinson, Menominee49 min
Jul 20, 6:53 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTDelta27 min
Jul 20, 6:58 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTAlger26 min
Jul 20, 7:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMQTAlger2 hr
Jul 20, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger, Schoolcraft19 min
Jul 20, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTMenominee44 min
Jul 20, 7:23 PM EDTTornado WarningMQTDelta, Menominee52 min
Jul 20, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT63 min
Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT56 min
Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDelta, Schoolcraft19 min

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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.