Alert archive / West Virginia / 2018
Weather alerts in West Virginia, January 2018
73 weather alerts in January 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 January 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 73
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest day
- January 12, 201811 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 31 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer and 14 more | 58 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:30 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 38 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 47 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 3 days |
| Jan 3, 3:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 4 days |
| Jan 4, 3:25 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 58 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 24 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 56 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 56 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:56 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 59 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:29 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Fayette, Harrison, Lewis, McDowell and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:18 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:13 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 17 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:21 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 20 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:45 PM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 43 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Wetzel | 43 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 110 min |
| Jan 12, 3:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Tyler | 3 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 3 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 21 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 18 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 56 min |
| Jan 12, 7:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 7:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 39 min |
| Jan 13, 1:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur | 6 hr |
| Jan 13, 7:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 11 hr |
| Jan 13, 7:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:53 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 24 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:07 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 23 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 32 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:34 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 21 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:43 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 20 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 15 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 34 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 4 days |
| Jan 16, 2:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 29 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 29 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 30 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:20 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 19 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 13 hr |
| Jan 22, 11:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 26 min |
| Jan 24, 6:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke | 20 min |
| Jan 28, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 45 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 39 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 53 min |
| Jan 30, 11:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 63 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 | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 7 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 4 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 5 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 19 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Randolph County14
- Grant County13
- Mineral County13
- Monongalia County12
- Preston County12
- Greenbrier County11
- Pocahontas County11
- Wood County11
- Tucker County11
- Pendleton County11
- Hancock County11
- Webster County10
- Brooke County10
- Mercer County9
- Monroe County9
- Pleasants County9
- Taylor County9
- Tyler County9
- Marshall County9
- Ohio County9
- Summers County8
- Barbour County8
- Doddridge County8
- Lewis County8
- Nicholas County8
- Upshur County8
- Marion County8
- Wetzel County8
- Braxton County7
- Calhoun County7
- Gilmer County7
- Harrison County7
- Ritchie County7
- Berkeley County7
- Jefferson County7
- Jackson County7
- Fayette County6
- Raleigh County6
- Wirt County6
- Morgan 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.