Alert archive / West Virginia / 2008
Weather alerts in West Virginia, December 2008
80 weather alerts in December 2008, 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 December 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 6
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 64
- Busiest day
- December 21, 20089 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 11:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 22 hr |
| Dec 6, 10:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 20 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 22 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 26 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 20 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:35 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 9 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:28 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:53 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 8 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 36 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 24 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:45 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:54 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:55 PM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | 11 hr | |
| Dec 11, 1:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:30 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 24 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 16 more | 45 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Wetzel | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 43 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | 23 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 26 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 11 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan | 30 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Jefferson | 30 hr |
| Dec 16, 6:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:18 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 20 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 18 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:37 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 17 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 9 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 7 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 18 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 20, 11:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:06 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 13 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:11 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 32 hr | |
| Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 27 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:32 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:20 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 11 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 16 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:04 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 6 hr | |
| Dec 24, 6:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 24, 6:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:18 PM EST | High Wind Warning | PBZ | 4 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:35 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:27 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 10:20 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 119 min | |
| Dec 27, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 8 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:07 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 19 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 9 hr |
| Dec 29, 7:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 7 hr | |
| Dec 29, 9:14 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 19 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:22 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Grant | 12 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 26 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 24 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grant County22
- Mineral County20
- Berkeley County14
- Jefferson County14
- Morgan County11
- Mercer County10
- Brooke County10
- Hancock County9
- Marshall County9
- Ohio County9
- Hampshire County9
- Hardy County9
- Cabell County8
- Jackson County8
- Mason County8
- Putnam County8
- Roane County8
- Summers County7
- Pleasants County7
- Ritchie County7
- Tyler County7
- Wirt County7
- Wood County7
- Lincoln County6
- Wayne County6
- Monroe County6
- Barbour County6
- Braxton County6
- Calhoun County6
- Doddridge County6
- Gilmer County6
- Harrison County6
- Lewis County6
- Taylor County6
- Marion County6
- Wetzel County6
- Kanawha County5
- McDowell County5
- Wyoming County5
- Upshur 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.