Alert archive / West Virginia / 2021
Weather alerts in West Virginia, January 2021
68 weather alerts in January 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 68
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest day
- January 16, 202110 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, 12:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 5 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 21 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 21 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 6 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:49 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | McDowell | 13 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 22 min |
| Jan 15, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 40 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:46 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 9 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:09 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 31 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 8:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio | 54 min |
| Jan 16, 2:33 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 27 min |
| Jan 16, 4:36 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 24 min |
| Jan 16, 4:42 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Roane | 33 min |
| Jan 16, 5:44 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jan 16, 7:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Ohio | 42 min |
| Jan 17, 2:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 21 hr |
| Jan 18, 6:03 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 27 min |
| Jan 18, 7:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 9:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 46 min |
| Jan 18, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral | 41 min |
| Jan 18, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 35 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 34 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 34 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 29 hr |
| Jan 20, 11:21 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 24 min |
| Jan 24, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 21 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 36 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 36 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 30 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:18 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 13 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Mercer | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 16 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:14 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 34 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 29 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:23 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 17 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:54 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 15 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster | 22 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 71 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 4:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh | 32 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 69 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 37 min |
| Jan 30, 9:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason and 3 more | 37 min |
| Jan 30, 10:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jan 31, 5:12 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 47 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 41 hr |
| Jan 31, 6:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hardy, Jefferson, Pendleton | 42 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Tucker County11
- Pendleton County11
- Greenbrier County11
- Grant County10
- Mercer County10
- Fayette County10
- Preston County9
- Pocahontas County9
- Summers County9
- Nicholas County9
- Kanawha County9
- Monroe County8
- Berkeley County7
- Hampshire County7
- Hardy County7
- Jefferson County7
- Mineral County7
- Randolph County7
- Raleigh County7
- Morgan County6
- McDowell County6
- Clay County6
- Cabell County6
- Lincoln County6
- Webster County5
- Putnam County5
- Wayne County5
- Boone County5
- Logan County5
- Mingo County5
- Monongalia County4
- Mason County4
- Wyoming County4
- Ohio County3
- Braxton County3
- Calhoun County3
- Gilmer County3
- Roane County3
- Brooke County2
- Hancock 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.