Alert archive / West Virginia / Jackson County

Weather alerts in Jackson County, West Virginia, 2026

232 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Jackson County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
232
Warnings
119
Watches
30
Advisories
21
Busiest month
August51 alerts
Busiest day
September 20, 202612 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Jackson County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.

Jackson County, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings20100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings52496%3574%17 min
Flash flood warnings252116%2186%76 min

Each office's whole area, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Charleston, WV: tornado warnings39295%933%5 min
NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings43232225%1,17580%22 min
NWS Charleston, WV: flash flood warnings26016935%75988%121 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 2:43 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX32 min
Jan 1, 3:15 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX30 min
Jan 1, 3:44 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX31 min
Jan 1, 4:17 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX28 min
Jan 1, 4:44 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX31 min
Jan 11, 8:12 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX48 min
Jan 11, 8:32 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX43 min
Jan 15, 5:54 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX51 min
Jan 15, 6:46 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX59 min
Jan 15, 7:45 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX60 min
Jan 15, 8:45 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX60 min
Jan 15, 9:38 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX67 min
Jan 15, 10:11 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX64 min
Jan 15, 11:00 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX60 min
Jan 15, 11:50 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningRLX55 min
Jan 18, 1:34 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX46 hr
Jan 21, 12:28 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchRLX37 hr
Jan 23, 1:08 AM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX32 hr
Jan 23, 1:08 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningRLX3 days
Jan 25, 9:06 AM ESTExtreme Cold WatchRLX15 hr
Jan 26, 12:26 AM ESTExtreme Cold WarningRLX3 days
Jan 27, 12:34 AM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX34 hr
Jan 29, 11:39 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX35 hr
Jan 31, 12:10 AM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX35 hr
Feb 2, 12:53 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLX33 hr
Feb 5, 12:39 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLX42 hr
Feb 5, 12:40 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryRLX68 hr
Feb 15, 7:42 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRLX14 hr
Feb 19, 1:51 PM ESTFlood WatchRLX17 hr
Feb 19, 6:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX37 min
Feb 19, 11:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX35 min
Feb 20, 12:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX25 min
Feb 20, 12:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX31 min
Feb 20, 12:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX26 min
Feb 20, 12:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX19 min
Feb 20, 12:46 AM ESTTornado WarningRLX14 min
Feb 20, 1:00 AM ESTTornado WarningRLX15 min
Feb 21, 12:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningRLX61 hr
Feb 21, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLX58 hr
Mar 1, 1:46 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLX44 hr
Mar 3, 10:39 AM ESTFlood WatchRLX67 hr
Mar 4, 1:40 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRLX3 days
Mar 7, 12:57 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 11, 10:35 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 11, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Mar 12, 2:26 AM EDTWind AdvisoryRLX42 hr
Mar 15, 1:47 PM EDTWind AdvisoryRLX44 hr
Mar 16, 2:41 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLX38 hr
Mar 16, 5:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX32 min
Mar 17, 12:13 AM EDTSnow Squall WarningRLX32 min
Mar 23, 1:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX30 min
Mar 23, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX31 min
Apr 1, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 1, 4:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 1, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX31 min
Apr 1, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX33 min
Apr 1, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX52 min
Apr 1, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX35 min
Apr 1, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX32 min
Apr 1, 6:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Apr 1, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Apr 1, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX34 min
Apr 5, 12:35 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryRLX21 hr
Apr 6, 12:24 PM EDTFreeze WarningRLX22 hr
Apr 7, 12:09 PM EDTFreeze WarningRLX22 hr
Apr 18, 12:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 19, 12:32 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRLX32 hr
Apr 19, 11:53 AM EDTFreeze WatchRLX13 hr
Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDTFreeze WarningRLX32 hr
Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 1, 1:25 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryRLX20 hr
May 1, 1:25 PM EDTFreeze WatchRLX23 hr
May 2, 12:00 PM EDTFreeze WarningRLX21 hr
May 7, 1:17 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryRLX19 hr
May 13, 12:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 13, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX35 min
May 17, 2:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX35 min
May 20, 7:50 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
May 20, 1:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 20, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 20, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX40 min
May 22, 2:20 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX48 hr
May 23, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX26 min
May 23, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX23 min
May 24, 12:52 PM EDTFlood WatchRLX13 hr
May 26, 1:25 PM EDTFlood WatchRLX34 hr
May 26, 2:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
May 27, 7:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
May 27, 12:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
May 27, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 27, 3:21 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 27, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX28 min
May 27, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX30 min
May 27, 4:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
May 27, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
May 27, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX31 min
May 27, 6:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 11, 2:11 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRLX16 hr
Jun 14, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 14, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX50 min
Jun 14, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX54 min
Jun 18, 4:39 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 18, 5:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX31 min
Jun 18, 6:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX34 min
Jun 18, 6:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX26 min
Jun 18, 6:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX32 min
Jun 18, 6:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Jun 18, 6:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX31 min
Jun 20, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX42 min
Jun 22, 3:00 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX27 hr
Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 22, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX34 min
Jun 26, 2:24 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX42 hr
Jun 29, 12:34 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRLX5 days
Jun 30, 1:09 AM EDTExtreme Heat WarningRLX5 days
Jul 5, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX34 min
Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX32 min
Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX32 min
Jul 5, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX30 min
Jul 9, 9:13 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX3 days
Jul 11, 4:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Jul 11, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX2 hr
Jul 18, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX45 min
Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX49 min
Jul 18, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX41 min
Jul 21, 3:59 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX22 hr
Jul 21, 12:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 21, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jul 21, 2:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jul 21, 3:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 21, 7:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 28, 6:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX34 min
Aug 2, 2:43 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX21 hr
Aug 7, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX48 min
Aug 7, 1:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 7, 2:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Aug 7, 3:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX35 min
Aug 7, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX37 min
Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 7, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX34 min
Aug 8, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX29 min
Aug 8, 11:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX33 min
Aug 8, 12:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX25 min
Aug 10, 12:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 12:35 PM EDTFlood WatchRLX4 days
Aug 10, 12:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX27 min
Aug 10, 12:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 10, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX31 min
Aug 10, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX13 min
Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX28 min
Aug 11, 2:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX51 min
Aug 11, 2:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX56 min
Aug 11, 10:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX37 min
Aug 11, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX36 min
Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX54 min
Aug 11, 11:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 11, 11:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX67 min
Aug 11, 11:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX58 min
Aug 11, 12:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX65 min
Aug 11, 12:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 14, 7:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX28 min
Aug 14, 7:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX31 min
Aug 15, 2:48 AM EDTFlood WatchRLX71 hr
Aug 16, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 16, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX43 min
Aug 16, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX46 min
Aug 16, 2:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 16, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX42 min
Aug 16, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX44 min
Aug 16, 4:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX6 hr
Aug 16, 6:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Aug 16, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX42 min
Aug 16, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX48 min
Aug 16, 9:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 17, 7:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 17, 10:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Aug 22, 11:38 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 22, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 22, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX28 min
Aug 22, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX49 min
Aug 22, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX49 min
Sep 1, 1:23 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRLX4 days
Sep 4, 1:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Sep 4, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX49 min
Sep 4, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 4, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX54 min
Sep 4, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX38 min
Sep 4, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX53 min
Sep 5, 6:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX46 min
Sep 5, 7:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX33 min
Sep 5, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX50 min
Sep 10, 3:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX8 hr
Sep 10, 10:42 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Sep 10, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX89 min
Sep 10, 10:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Sep 10, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX75 min
Sep 11, 1:35 PM EDTFlood WatchRLX35 hr
Sep 12, 2:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Sep 12, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX111 min
Sep 12, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX15 hr
Sep 12, 5:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX15 hr
Sep 13, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX27 min
Sep 13, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX27 min
Sep 17, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX28 min
Sep 18, 5:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX52 min
Sep 18, 5:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX48 min
Sep 19, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX48 min
Sep 20, 1:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX67 min
Sep 20, 1:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Sep 20, 2:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX55 min
Sep 20, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX67 min
Sep 20, 3:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX5 hr
Sep 20, 4:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Sep 20, 5:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX4 hr
Sep 20, 6:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX17 hr
Sep 20, 8:23 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX11 hr
Sep 20, 8:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX5 hr
Sep 20, 9:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX5 hr
Sep 20, 2:11 PM EDTFlood WatchRLX3 days
Sep 20, 10:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX6 hr
Sep 20, 11:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX5 hr
Sep 20, 11:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX6 hr
Sep 21, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX25 min
Sep 21, 12:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX5 hr
Sep 21, 12:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLX39 min
Sep 21, 12:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLX33 min
Sep 21, 1:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLX3 hr
Sep 21, 4:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX48 hr
Sep 21, 5:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX9 hr
Sep 21, 5:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLX7 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.