Alert archive / West Virginia / 2012
Weather alerts in West Virginia, May 2012
187 weather alerts in May 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 May 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 187
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 9
- Busiest day
- May 29, 201231 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 9:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock and 14 more | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 45 min |
| May 1, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas | 48 min |
| May 1, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 68 min |
| May 1, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 63 min |
| May 1, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 62 min |
| May 1, 3:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 59 min |
| May 1, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Monroe | 2 hr |
| May 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 29 min |
| May 1, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 62 min |
| May 1, 6:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Wirt and 1 more | 62 min |
| May 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 8:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 8 hr |
| May 1, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 59 min |
| May 1, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 57 min |
| May 1, 9:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 19 more | 57 min |
| May 1, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 26 min |
| May 1, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie | 28 min |
| May 1, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 42 min |
| May 1, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 65 min |
| May 1, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler | 62 min |
| May 1, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 37 min |
| May 1, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 29 min |
| May 1, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 56 min |
| May 1, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 45 min |
| May 1, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 62 min |
| May 2, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wood | 60 min |
| May 2, 12:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 6 hr |
| May 2, 2:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Roane | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Hancock, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan | 2 hr |
| May 2, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 2, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 3, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 57 min |
| May 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe | 65 min |
| May 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 39 min |
| May 3, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 36 min |
| May 3, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley | 34 min |
| May 3, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley | 49 min |
| May 3, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 26 min |
| May 4, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 20 min |
| May 4, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 25 min |
| May 4, 3:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 22 min |
| May 4, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 54 min |
| May 4, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 23 min |
| May 4, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur and 1 more | 27 min |
| May 4, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Taylor and 2 more | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 55 min |
| May 4, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant | 34 min |
| May 4, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 39 min |
| May 4, 8:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 33 min |
| May 4, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 27 min |
| May 4, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 28 min |
| May 4, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 2 hr |
| May 4, 1:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 16 hr |
| May 4, 7:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 9 more | 53 min |
| May 4, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 48 min |
| May 4, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 4, 11:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 5 hr |
| May 5, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Putnam, Roane | 22 min |
| May 5, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 5, 1:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 117 min |
| May 5, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 116 min |
| May 5, 3:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Ritchie, Webster | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Webster | 30 min |
| May 5, 11:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 3 hr |
| May 5, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 56 min |
| May 5, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 110 min |
| May 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 87 min |
| May 6, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 27 min |
| May 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Monongalia and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 7, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 49 min |
| May 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 39 min |
| May 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 37 min |
| May 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 31 min |
| May 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 45 min |
| May 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 36 min |
| May 7, 9:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 16 hr |
| May 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Wirt, Wood | 27 min |
| May 8, 4:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 4 hr |
| May 8, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 44 min |
| May 10, 4:00 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 28 hr |
| May 10, 4:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | PBZ | 16 hr | |
| May 11, 2:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 18 hr |
| May 11, 3:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 17 hr | |
| May 13, 4:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 34 hr |
| May 15, 3:34 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 6 hr |
| May 16, 3:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 7 hr |
| May 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 58 min |
| May 17, 3:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 3 hr |
| May 17, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 27 min |
| May 17, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 31 min |
| May 17, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Monroe | 45 min |
| May 17, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Monroe | 6 hr |
| May 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 27 min |
| May 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 67 min |
| May 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 45 min |
| May 21, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 84 min |
| May 21, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 88 min |
| May 22, 1:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| May 22, 3:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 18 hr |
| May 22, 3:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Harrison and 11 more | 18 hr |
| May 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 47 min |
| May 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 3 hr |
| May 22, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion | 26 min |
| May 22, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion | 23 min |
| May 22, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 65 min |
| May 22, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 47 min |
| May 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marion, Wetzel | 2 hr |
| May 22, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 55 min |
| May 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 49 min |
| May 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 117 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 46 min |
| May 22, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 48 min |
| May 22, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 38 min |
| May 22, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Jefferson | 8 hr |
| May 22, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 23, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 23, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 19 min |
| May 23, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hampshire | 26 min |
| May 24, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Mineral | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Morgan | 49 min |
| May 26, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 43 min |
| May 27, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock | 5 hr |
| May 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Brooke, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy and 8 more | 64 min |
| May 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 51 min |
| May 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 30 min |
| May 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 31 min |
| May 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 25 min |
| May 27, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Mineral | 26 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant | 47 min |
| May 27, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 63 min |
| May 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 46 min |
| May 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 39 min |
| May 27, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan | 56 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 57 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 50 min |
| May 27, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 28 min |
| May 27, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 37 min |
| May 27, 10:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Mineral | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 43 min |
| May 29, 9:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock | 87 min |
| May 29, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 33 min |
| May 29, 10:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 29, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 25 min |
| May 29, 10:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 37 min |
| May 29, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 67 min |
| May 29, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 67 min |
| May 29, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 65 min |
| May 29, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 64 min |
| May 29, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer | 36 min |
| May 29, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 64 min |
| May 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 22 min |
| May 29, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Morgan | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley | 53 min |
| May 29, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Mineral | 38 min |
| May 29, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral | 51 min |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 59 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Pendleton | 53 min |
| May 29, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 44 min |
| May 29, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral, Morgan | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Grant, Hardy, Pendleton | 86 min |
| May 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 44 min |
| May 29, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 49 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 5 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 | 24 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 119 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Berkeley County21
- Jefferson County21
- Mason County17
- Jackson County16
- Wood County16
- Monroe County15
- Morgan County15
- Cabell County14
- Hancock County13
- Putnam County13
- Mercer County13
- Marshall County12
- Wetzel County12
- Wirt County12
- Braxton County12
- Webster County12
- Hampshire County12
- Pleasants County11
- Ritchie County11
- Upshur County11
- Mineral County11
- Summers County10
- Marion County10
- Hardy County10
- Brooke County9
- Doddridge County9
- Gilmer County9
- Lincoln County9
- Ohio County9
- Roane County9
- Tyler County9
- Nicholas County9
- Barbour County9
- Lewis County9
- Randolph County9
- Greenbrier County9
- Grant County9
- Kanawha County8
- Clay County8
- Harrison County8
Nearby
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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.