Alert archive / West Virginia / 2016
Weather alerts in West Virginia, January 2016
63 weather alerts in January 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 January 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 63
- Warnings
- 4
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- January 12, 201610 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 31, 8:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 26 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 92 min |
| Jan 8, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Jackson and 8 more | 106 min |
| Jan 8, 8:14 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:41 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan | 20 hr |
| Jan 9, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 117 min |
| Jan 10, 3:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 40 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 20 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 87 min |
| Jan 12, 11:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 91 min |
| Jan 12, 12:52 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 21 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 93 min |
| Jan 12, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 75 min |
| Jan 12, 3:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 119 min |
| Jan 12, 4:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 50 min |
| Jan 12, 4:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 78 min |
| Jan 12, 11:53 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:20 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 16, 8:26 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 8 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:44 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 56 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 57 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Taylor, Upshur | 56 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:40 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 55 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 51 min |
| Jan 19, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne, Wyoming | 30 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Wetzel | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 19 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 20, 10:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 20, 10:33 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 17 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 3 days |
| Jan 20, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 83 min |
| Jan 21, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Wetzel | 64 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Marshall, Ohio | 58 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 66 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 58 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hampshire and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 57 min |
| Jan 22, 6:47 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:29 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan | 10 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 27 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Taylor, Upshur | 22 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 21 hr |
| Jan 28, 6:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 22 hr |
| Jan 29, 6:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke | 72 min |
| Jan 29, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha and 3 more | 107 min |
| Jan 29, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 11 more | 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greenbrier County14
- Tucker County13
- Grant County13
- Preston County12
- Hampshire County12
- Mineral County12
- Morgan County12
- Monroe County12
- Brooke County11
- Upshur County11
- Berkeley County11
- Pendleton County11
- Monongalia County10
- Barbour County10
- Hardy County10
- Jefferson County10
- Mercer County10
- Hancock County9
- Braxton County9
- Clay County9
- Gilmer County9
- Kanawha County9
- Taylor County9
- Summers County9
- Marshall County8
- Ohio County8
- Calhoun County8
- Roane County8
- Lewis County8
- Putnam County8
- Marion County8
- Boone County8
- Jackson County7
- Wirt County7
- Lincoln County7
- Logan County7
- Wyoming County7
- Pleasants County6
- Ritchie County6
- Wood 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.