Alert archive / West Virginia / 2018
Weather alerts in West Virginia, March 2018
116 weather alerts in March 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 March 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- March 8, 201821 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette and 20 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 35 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 33 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:52 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:06 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 29 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:10 AM EST | High Wind Watch | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:10 AM EST | High Wind Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:20 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 23 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 63 min |
| Mar 1, 7:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Taylor and 1 more | 67 min |
| Mar 1, 10:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 26 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 34 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 15 min |
| Mar 6, 10:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 15 min |
| Mar 6, 2:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 31 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 25 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Roane and 1 more | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 4:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Harrison and 2 more | 59 min |
| Mar 7, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 2:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 31 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 31 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 34 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 2 more | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 10:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 8 more | 116 min |
| Mar 8, 10:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 10:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 11:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 12:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 114 min |
| Mar 8, 12:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam | 115 min |
| Mar 8, 12:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Roane, Wirt | 66 min |
| Mar 8, 1:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 55 min |
| Mar 8, 2:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 2:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 3 more | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 117 min |
| Mar 8, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur and 1 more | 92 min |
| Mar 9, 3:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 29 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:47 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 39 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:47 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 5:05 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and 10 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:37 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hardy, Pendleton | 23 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:45 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:49 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:29 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 43 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:45 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 35 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:22 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 35 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:39 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster | 27 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:39 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette and 15 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 65 min |
| Mar 13, 3:34 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 20 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 57 min |
| Mar 13, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 59 min |
| Mar 14, 2:18 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Pendleton | 30 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:56 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:27 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:36 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McDowell, Mingo | 7 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 26 min |
| Mar 17, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 14 min |
| Mar 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 33 min |
| Mar 17, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McDowell | 114 min |
| Mar 17, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 35 min |
| Mar 19, 11:32 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 12:06 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:53 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:19 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 53 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:19 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 1 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette and 19 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 22 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:16 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph and 3 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:06 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 42 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:06 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Monongalia, Preston | 32 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 56 min |
| Mar 20, 9:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 21 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Roane | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Roane | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 32 min |
| Mar 22, 4:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 35 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 9 more | 118 min |
| Mar 23, 4:03 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 13 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:06 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:06 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:46 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 37 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:46 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 37 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:50 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 13 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:50 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:07 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 13 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:32 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 18 more | 68 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:36 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:23 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph, Upshur | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:21 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan | 23 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 41 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 11 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 35 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| 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.
- Randolph County22
- McDowell County21
- Fayette County18
- Raleigh County17
- Wyoming County17
- Grant County17
- Braxton County16
- Nicholas County16
- Pocahontas County16
- Webster County16
- Pendleton County16
- Clay County15
- Lewis County15
- Mineral County15
- Tucker County14
- Barbour County14
- Harrison County14
- Upshur County14
- Greenbrier County14
- Mingo County14
- Doddridge County13
- Mercer County13
- Hardy County13
- Calhoun County13
- Roane County13
- Kanawha County13
- Gilmer County12
- Taylor County12
- Monroe County12
- Summers County12
- Boone County12
- Preston County11
- Hampshire County11
- Lincoln County11
- Logan County11
- Wayne County11
- Cabell County10
- Putnam County10
- Ritchie County10
- Wirt 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.