Alert archive / West Virginia / 2012
Weather alerts in West Virginia, January 2012
96 weather alerts in January 2012, 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 January 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 6
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 50
- Busiest day
- January 17, 201221 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 61 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | 63 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 10 more | 59 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Ohio | 51 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 12 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 50 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 50 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 17 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:24 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 35 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:57 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | 8 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jan 9, 6:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Pendleton | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 6:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 9, 6:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 10, 5:22 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hardy, Pendleton | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Pendleton | 53 min |
| Jan 11, 11:12 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 35 min |
| Jan 11, 10:37 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | PBZ | 2 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 34 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 28 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:43 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 52 min |
| Jan 13, 4:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 15 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas, Putnam, Webster | 47 min |
| Jan 13, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster | 57 min |
| Jan 14, 1:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 114 min |
| Jan 14, 2:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 115 min |
| Jan 14, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 115 min |
| Jan 14, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | McDowell | 23 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 17 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Mineral | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 1:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 16 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 1:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 2:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 2:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Upshur | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 2:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Clay, Fayette, Logan, Nicholas, Webster | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 49 min |
| Jan 17, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 61 min |
| Jan 17, 3:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 43 min |
| Jan 17, 3:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 4:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 55 min |
| Jan 17, 4:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 62 min |
| Jan 17, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 64 min |
| Jan 17, 5:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 51 min |
| Jan 17, 6:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 34 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Marion, Wetzel | 34 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Cabell, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Mason and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 20, 6:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wood | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Mineral, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:23 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:26 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:55 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Monroe | 18 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:01 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:37 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | PBZ | 14 hr | |
| Jan 23, 8:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 9 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jan 23, 3:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall and 9 more | 94 min |
| Jan 23, 3:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 32 min |
| Jan 24, 1:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan | 9 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 18 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:07 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:00 AM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 18 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 80 min |
| Jan 27, 2:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Greenbrier, Harrison, Marion, Mercer, Monongalia and 10 more | 86 min |
| Jan 27, 2:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 45 min |
| Jan 27, 2:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 82 min |
| Jan 27, 3:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 50 min |
| Jan 27, 3:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 59 min |
| Jan 27, 3:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 43 min |
| Jan 27, 4:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy, Pendleton | 50 min |
| Jan 27, 5:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 2:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 19 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 21 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 16 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 | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 23 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 15 |
| 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.
- Pendleton County18
- Monroe County16
- Mineral County15
- Grant County14
- Wood County12
- Harrison County11
- Brooke County11
- Ohio County11
- Mercer County11
- Ritchie County11
- Barbour County10
- Clay County10
- Taylor County10
- Upshur County10
- Hancock County10
- Summers County10
- Doddridge County10
- Jackson County10
- Pleasants County10
- Wirt County10
- Braxton County9
- Mason County9
- Tyler County9
- Calhoun County8
- Gilmer County8
- Kanawha County8
- Lewis County8
- Roane County8
- Marion County8
- Cabell County8
- Putnam County8
- Boone County7
- Logan County7
- Hampshire County7
- Berkeley County7
- Hardy County7
- Greenbrier County7
- Mingo County6
- Jefferson County6
- Lincoln County6
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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.