Alert archive / West Virginia / 2016
Weather alerts in West Virginia, August 2016
144 weather alerts in August 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 13
- Busiest day
- August 17, 201623 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 56 min |
| Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan | 95 min |
| Aug 1, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Jackson, Roane | 116 min |
| Aug 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Webster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 115 min |
| Aug 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Putnam | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 19 min |
| Aug 5, 2:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 19 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 3:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 9:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Gilmer | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 10:02 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 24 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:47 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 25 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 4:37 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 26 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 20 min |
| Aug 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Monroe | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy and 13 more | 92 min |
| Aug 15, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Taylor | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Harrison, Taylor | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Taylor | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lewis | 111 min |
| Aug 15, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 6:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer | 108 min |
| Aug 16, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Ohio | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Marion, Mineral and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 35 more | 95 min |
| Aug 17, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas, Webster | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Summers | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph, Upshur | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Hardy, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 106 min |
| Aug 19, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 93 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 59 min |
| Aug 27, 11:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:24 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 53 min |
| Aug 28, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan | 59 min |
| Aug 28, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 117 min |
| Aug 28, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 23 min |
| Aug 28, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 10:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 61 min |
| Aug 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 41 min |
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 | 25 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 78 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kanawha County14
- Putnam County13
- Cabell County13
- Berkeley County12
- Harrison County11
- Jefferson County11
- Wayne County11
- Webster County11
- Greenbrier County11
- Morgan County10
- Jackson County10
- Monroe County10
- Mason County10
- Mercer County10
- Hancock County10
- Preston County9
- Clay County9
- Gilmer County9
- Lincoln County9
- Logan County9
- Taylor County9
- Marshall County9
- Monongalia County8
- Braxton County8
- Roane County8
- Doddridge County8
- Lewis County8
- Mingo County8
- Summers County8
- Barbour County7
- Upshur County7
- Ohio County7
- Calhoun County6
- Pocahontas County6
- Raleigh County6
- Boone County6
- Nicholas County6
- Hampshire County5
- Mineral County5
- Ritchie 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.