Alert archive / West Virginia / 2003
Weather alerts in West Virginia, August 2003
132 weather alerts in August 2003, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 132
- Warnings
- 101
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 27, 200355 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 27 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McDowell, Mercer | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Roane | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Upshur | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 9:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McDowell, Mercer | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 108 min |
| Aug 8, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Marion | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 117 min |
| Aug 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wirt | 114 min |
| Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 6:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Hardy | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Ritchie, Wirt | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun | 85 min |
| Aug 11, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 26 more | 83 min |
| Aug 11, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 6:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 1:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 22 min |
| Aug 12, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 20 min |
| Aug 12, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln | 19 min |
| Aug 15, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 92 min |
| Aug 16, 7:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Marion and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, Tyler and 1 more | 97 min |
| Aug 16, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 10:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 119 min |
| Aug 16, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 106 min |
| Aug 16, 11:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 20 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Roane | 19 min |
| Aug 22, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan, Preston | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Morgan | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 11:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Morgan and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy and 14 more | 116 min |
| Aug 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Pendleton | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 3:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall and 8 more | 119 min |
| Aug 26, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 65 min |
| Aug 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison and 8 more | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gilmer | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant | 64 min |
| Aug 26, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hardy | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 12:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hardy, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 4:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 59 min |
| Aug 27, 6:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 6:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 67 min |
| Aug 27, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 8:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 9:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 16 more | 113 min |
| Aug 27, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 65 min |
| Aug 27, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 33 min |
| Aug 27, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wirt | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 54 min |
| Aug 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 46 min |
| Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 85 min |
| Aug 27, 3:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Preston | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Roane | 32 min |
| Aug 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion | 57 min |
| Aug 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lewis | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire | 36 min |
| Aug 27, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Upshur | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay and 25 more | 87 min |
| Aug 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 6:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 112 min |
| Aug 28, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 55 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 45 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Preston County22
- Monongalia County19
- Wetzel County18
- Grant County18
- Mineral County17
- Marshall County17
- Marion County16
- Hardy County16
- Ohio County16
- Berkeley County16
- Morgan County16
- Brooke County15
- Jefferson County15
- Hampshire County15
- Doddridge County14
- Tyler County14
- Pendleton County14
- Hancock County13
- Pleasants County12
- Tucker County12
- Harrison County12
- Lewis County11
- Randolph County11
- Upshur County10
- Barbour County10
- Taylor County10
- Kanawha County9
- Ritchie County9
- Roane County9
- Braxton County8
- Gilmer County8
- Wirt County8
- Wood County8
- Calhoun County7
- Clay County7
- Mercer County7
- Putnam County7
- Webster County7
- Jackson County6
- Lincoln County5
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.