Alert archive / West Virginia / 2018
Weather alerts in West Virginia, February 2018
168 weather alerts in February 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 February 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 168
- Warnings
- 72
- Watches
- 29
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest day
- February 16, 201842 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 28 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 17 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 22 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:32 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:04 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 12 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:08 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 12 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 18 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Webster and 1 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 39 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 108 min |
| Feb 4, 10:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 119 min |
| Feb 5, 7:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 16 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 34 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson and 14 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:36 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 21 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Mineral, Morgan | 26 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Mineral, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 54 min |
| Feb 7, 9:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 53 min |
| Feb 7, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Wood | 9 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 112 min |
| Feb 9, 2:56 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 59 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:00 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 49 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:38 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Hardy, Jefferson, Pendleton | 36 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 57 min |
| Feb 10, 2:38 PM EST | River Flood Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 39 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 46 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 27 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 18 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Monroe | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Raleigh, Wayne | 9 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 6:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mingo | 30 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Randolph and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mingo, Wayne | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 59 min |
| Feb 12, 3:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 75 min |
| Feb 12, 3:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 77 min |
| Feb 12, 5:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Wetzel | 73 min |
| Feb 12, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 62 min |
| Feb 13, 6:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo | 35 min |
| Feb 13, 2:13 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 3 days |
| Feb 14, 11:45 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Ohio | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:45 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Marshall | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:23 PM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:46 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Preston | 21 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 39 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 21 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 33 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 1:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Taylor | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Roane | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 2:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Upshur | 23 min |
| Feb 16, 6:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler, Wood | 35 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 59 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 54 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 54 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 56 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:38 AM EST | River Flood Watch | LWX | Mineral | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Jackson and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 45 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 47 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 58 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Tyler, Wetzel | 58 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 5 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 5 days |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler, Wood | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 12:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LWX | Mineral | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 45 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 47 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 14 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Harrison | 14 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Wetzel | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 21 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 20 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Wirt | 20 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Doddridge, Fayette, Harrison, Jackson, Mason, Nicholas and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:24 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 7 days |
| Feb 21, 1:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 26 min |
| Feb 21, 3:06 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Tyler, Wayne and 1 more | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 3:15 AM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Ohio | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Ohio | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Marshall | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Marshall | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 7:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Marshall, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 15 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Hancock | 47 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Hancock | 47 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Hancock | 71 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke | 47 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke | 71 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Tyler, Wetzel | 71 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 58 min |
| Feb 23, 9:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 58 min |
| Feb 23, 10:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 2:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 8:30 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 112 min |
| Feb 24, 11:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wayne, Wirt, Wood | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha and 4 more | 118 min |
| Feb 24, 1:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur | 114 min |
| Feb 24, 2:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lincoln and 3 more | 111 min |
| Feb 24, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 118 min |
| Feb 25, 1:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 9 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 60 min |
| Feb 25, 5:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 54 min |
| Feb 25, 8:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 4 days |
| Feb 26, 9:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 29 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:56 PM EST | High Wind Watch | PBZ | Tucker | 19 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:25 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 19 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 | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 33 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 34 |
| Flood Watch | 9 |
| River Flood Watch | 15 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| 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.
- Mason County21
- Wood County21
- Hancock County17
- Ohio County17
- Wayne County17
- Pocahontas County16
- Brooke County16
- Cabell County16
- Jackson County16
- Webster County15
- Marshall County15
- Nicholas County14
- Randolph County14
- Wyoming County14
- Calhoun County14
- Kanawha County14
- Pleasants County14
- Mingo County13
- Raleigh County13
- Summers County13
- Preston County13
- Mineral County13
- Barbour County12
- Upshur County12
- Roane County12
- Tyler County12
- Boone County11
- Fayette County11
- Logan County11
- Grant County11
- Lincoln County11
- Putnam County11
- McDowell County10
- Monongalia County10
- Wetzel County10
- Braxton County10
- Clay County10
- Gilmer County10
- Lewis County10
- Harrison County10
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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.