Weather alerts in West Virginia, December 2018

87 weather alerts in December 2018, 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 87
Warnings: 26
Watches: 19
Advisories: 25
Busiest day: December 21, 201816 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 1, 10:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	41 min
Dec 1, 10:35 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	25 min
Dec 1, 10:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	33 min
Dec 1, 11:24 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler	36 min
Dec 1, 11:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Wetzel	27 min
Dec 2, 12:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Marion	25 min
Dec 2, 12:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Preston	33 min
Dec 2, 6:32 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more	11 hr
Dec 4, 2:16 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 9 more	29 hr
Dec 4, 2:35 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	28 hr
Dec 4, 6:36 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Pendleton	22 hr
Dec 5, 2:25 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	11 hr
Dec 6, 3:31 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	Mercer, Monroe, Summers	47 hr
Dec 7, 3:27 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	3 days
Dec 7, 8:24 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RLX	McDowell	19 hr
Dec 8, 3:00 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RLX	Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	43 hr
Dec 8, 2:59 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers	19 hr
Dec 8, 5:28 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	9 hr
Dec 8, 6:02 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Pendleton	30 hr
Dec 9, 2:27 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas	20 hr
Dec 9, 8:18 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers and 1 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 12:34 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers and 1 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 1:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas, Wayne	3 hr
Dec 9, 4:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas, Wayne	54 min
Dec 9, 5:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas, Wayne	3 hr
Dec 13, 2:04 PM EST	Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more	63 hr
Dec 15, 9:44 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	6 hr
Dec 15, 9:52 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Jefferson	6 hr
Dec 15, 9:54 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	6 hr
Dec 15, 10:47 AM EST	Flood Watch	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	23 hr
Dec 15, 11:07 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire, Mineral	9 hr
Dec 15, 11:50 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	6 hr
Dec 15, 1:31 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Grant, Mineral, Pendleton	27 hr
Dec 15, 2:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire, Hardy	15 hr
Dec 15, 3:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire, Hardy	30 hr
Dec 15, 3:01 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire, Morgan	30 hr
Dec 15, 3:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	61 hr
Dec 15, 3:09 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Jefferson	63 hr
Dec 15, 3:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Jefferson	57 hr
Dec 15, 3:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	39 hr
Dec 15, 3:27 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Morgan	39 hr
Dec 15, 8:51 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Mineral	30 hr
Dec 15, 9:42 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley	24 hr
Dec 16, 1:12 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan	25 hr
Dec 16, 2:16 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	16 hr
Dec 16, 3:20 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Jefferson	38 hr
Dec 19, 3:48 AM EST	Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more	59 hr
Dec 20, 3:27 AM EST	Flood Watch	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers	37 hr
Dec 20, 11:10 AM EST	Flood Watch	RLX	Cabell, Doddridge, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason and 12 more	31 hr
Dec 20, 4:46 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Pendleton	28 hr
Dec 20, 4:51 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Hampshire, Hardy	24 hr
Dec 20, 5:05 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley	11 hr
Dec 20, 5:08 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	24 hr
Dec 20, 5:11 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Jefferson	24 hr
Dec 20, 5:21 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Jefferson	3 days
Dec 20, 5:37 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	23 hr
Dec 20, 5:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Morgan	23 hr
Dec 20, 7:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne	3 hr
Dec 20, 8:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	39 hr
Dec 20, 9:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Roane, Wirt	90 min
Dec 20, 9:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer, Monroe, Summers	3 hr
Dec 21, 3:14 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas and 5 more	35 hr
Dec 21, 4:03 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	26 hr
Dec 21, 4:07 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Pendleton	30 hr
Dec 21, 4:09 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Grant, Pendleton	29 hr
Dec 21, 4:10 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers	35 hr
Dec 21, 10:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer, Monroe, Summers	6 hr
Dec 21, 11:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam and 6 more	3 hr
Dec 21, 1:18 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	24 hr
Dec 21, 2:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 10 more	3 hr
Dec 21, 2:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 10 more	3 hr
Dec 21, 2:33 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Hardy, Jefferson	57 min
Dec 21, 4:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer, Summers	3 hr
Dec 21, 7:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Mercer, Monroe, Summers	12 hr
Dec 21, 7:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	McDowell	2 hr
Dec 21, 7:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 22, 11:48 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RLX	Mason	53 hr
Dec 22, 12:51 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Morgan	5 hr
Dec 23, 2:22 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	15 hr
Dec 23, 3:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	51 min
Dec 23, 7:57 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	10 hr
Dec 23, 8:28 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Grant, Pendleton	10 hr
Dec 26, 3:00 PM EST	Flood Watch	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	52 hr
Dec 27, 3:16 AM EST	Flood Watch	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas and 4 more	34 hr
Dec 27, 1:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	16 hr
Dec 28, 7:45 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan	11 hr
Dec 31, 6:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	27 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	3
Mesoscale Discussion	3
Special Weather Statement	14
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	9
River Flood Warning	12
Flood Watch	7
River Flood Watch	10
Areal Flood Advisory	4
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	16
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2

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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.