Alert archive / West Virginia / 2023
Weather alerts in West Virginia, February 2023
63 weather alerts in February 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 63
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- February 17, 202312 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 31, 10:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:22 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 41 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:31 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 41 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:32 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 40 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:43 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 37 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 59 min |
| Feb 3, 4:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan | 44 min |
| Feb 3, 4:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley | 23 min |
| Feb 3, 8:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 106 min |
| Feb 8, 11:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio and 3 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 28 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette and 22 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 12:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 6 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 8 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 6:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 8:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 56 min |
| Feb 17, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 40 min |
| Feb 17, 6:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 10 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:23 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Mingo | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 8 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 9 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:47 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln | 9 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 22 min |
| Feb 21, 2:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 16 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Pendleton | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier | 23 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Tucker | 34 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Wirt, Wood | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Monroe | 41 min |
| Feb 27, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 55 min |
| Feb 27, 5:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 5:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 23 min |
| Feb 27, 5:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 31 min |
| Feb 27, 6:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants | 17 min |
| Feb 27, 6:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 7 more | 116 min |
| Feb 27, 7:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 30 min |
| Feb 27, 7:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Taylor | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 7:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 52 min |
| Feb 27, 8:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Lewis, Upshur | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 8:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 38 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 | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greenbrier County9
- Pocahontas County8
- Randolph County8
- Cabell County8
- Kanawha County8
- Mason County8
- Tucker County7
- Grant County7
- Pendleton County7
- Boone County7
- Clay County7
- Jackson County7
- Mingo County7
- Mineral County6
- Fayette County6
- Lincoln County6
- Logan County6
- McDowell County6
- Nicholas County6
- Pleasants County6
- Putnam County6
- Raleigh County6
- Ritchie County6
- Wayne County6
- Webster County6
- Wood County6
- Wyoming County6
- Mercer County6
- Preston County5
- Berkeley County5
- Roane County5
- Wirt County5
- Summers County5
- Morgan County4
- Braxton County4
- Calhoun County4
- Doddridge County4
- Gilmer County4
- Lewis County4
- Tyler County4
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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.