Alert archive / West Virginia / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, West Virginia, 2023
82 weather alerts in 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 82
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest month
- July18 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 3, 20237 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 1 tornado warnings covering McDowell County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.
McDowell County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 4 | 4 | 0% | 14 | 43% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 31 min |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, WV: tornado warnings | 10 | 2 | 80% | 4 | 50% | 14 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings | 140 | 103 | 26% | 423 | 60% | 19 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: flash flood warnings | 45 | 23 | 49% | 98 | 77% | 55 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 12, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 57 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 51 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 40 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 22 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 22 min |
| Feb 26, 12:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 48 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 57 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:48 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | 35 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:29 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | RLX | 34 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:27 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | RLX | 37 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 2:18 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:02 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 30 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:10 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RLX | 11 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:38 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | 15 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 2:20 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:12 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:09 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:05 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 17 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 29, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 54 min |
| May 12, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 32 min |
| May 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 32 min |
| May 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 16, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 58 min |
| May 16, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | 31 min |
| May 16, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 38 min |
| May 29, 3:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| May 29, 11:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 10 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 23 min |
| Jun 4, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 10 min |
| Jun 4, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 11:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 3, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:40 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 38 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 19 min |
| Jul 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:38 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RLX | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 10:57 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 18 min |
| Aug 25, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 91 min |
| Sep 8, 9:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | 16 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:15 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | 21 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RLX | 7 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:40 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | 11 hr |
| Oct 22, 1:55 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 31 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:26 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | 24 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 33 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 38 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 44 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 | 4 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.