Alert archive / West Virginia / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, West Virginia, 2019
84 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McDowell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 84
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- June18 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 2, 20196 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
McDowell County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 8 | 27% | 7 | 86% | 4 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, WV: tornado warnings | 8 | 3 | 63% | 5 | 80% | 16 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings | 226 | 149 | 34% | 401 | 78% | 21 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: flash flood warnings | 78 | 32 | 59% | 84 | 77% | 58 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 56 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 64 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 34 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 14 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 31 hr |
| Feb 7, 7:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 58 min |
| Feb 12, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:48 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 53 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 67 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 45 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 9 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 35 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 6:26 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | 32 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 14, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 8:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 2:35 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 18 hr |
| May 3, 12:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 3, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 4, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 30 hr |
| May 12, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 2 hr |
| May 17, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 17, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 46 min |
| May 17, 9:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 19, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 37 min |
| May 19, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 42 min |
| May 26, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 26, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 28 min |
| May 26, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 24 min |
| May 29, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 29, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 39 min |
| May 30, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 12 min |
| Jun 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 7:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 4 days |
| Jun 24, 11:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 4:27 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 64 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 22 min |
| Jul 20, 8:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 23 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 16 min |
| Aug 9, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 33 min |
| Oct 17, 2:13 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:47 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:38 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 11:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 36 min |
| Nov 1, 11:36 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 21 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 40 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 30 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 44 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 1:21 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 46 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 | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.