Alert archive / West Virginia / 2017
Weather alerts in West Virginia, August 2017
96 weather alerts in August 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 4
- Busiest day
- August 4, 201724 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 4:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 115 min |
| Aug 1, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 23 min |
| Aug 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Summers | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 21 min |
| Aug 3, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 11:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Ritchie | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 119 min |
| Aug 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 7:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor, Wetzel | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hardy, Pendleton | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan | 87 min |
| Aug 12, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson | 88 min |
| Aug 14, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 10:31 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 1:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson | 9 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 8:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison and 8 more | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:26 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Cabell, Doddridge, Hancock, Jackson, Marion and 10 more | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock and 18 more | 91 min |
| Aug 22, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 16 min |
| Aug 22, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock and 18 more | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 56 min |
| Aug 28, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 91 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 | 24 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 15 |
| Special Weather Statement | 44 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| 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.
- Hancock County16
- Ohio County16
- Brooke County14
- Monongalia County14
- Jefferson County13
- Marshall County13
- Berkeley County11
- Marion County11
- Morgan County9
- Mason County9
- Pleasants County9
- Wetzel County9
- Jackson County7
- Cabell County7
- Harrison County7
- Ritchie County7
- Tyler County7
- Wood County7
- Greenbrier County6
- Pendleton County6
- Summers County6
- Lincoln County6
- Doddridge County6
- Hampshire County5
- Gilmer County5
- Wayne County5
- Wirt County5
- Preston County5
- Taylor County5
- Upshur County4
- Calhoun County4
- Putnam County4
- Roane County4
- Mercer County3
- Mineral County3
- Hardy County3
- Barbour County3
- McDowell County2
- Monroe County2
- Kanawha County2
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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.