Alert archive / West Virginia / Putnam County
Weather alerts in Putnam County, West Virginia, 2013
134 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Putnam County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 134
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 29
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 13, 20138 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Putnam County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 9 | 7 | 22% | 6 | 50% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 5 | 17% | 5 | 60% | 30 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, WV: tornado warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||
| NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings | 89 | 58 | 35% | 212 | 71% | 23 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: flash flood warnings | 60 | 47 | 22% | 157 | 78% | 72 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 14, 9:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 45 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 32 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 29 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:51 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:38 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 30, 8:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 46 min |
| Jan 31, 3:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 13 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 55 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 33 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 90 min |
| Mar 18, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 114 min |
| Mar 18, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 109 min |
| Mar 18, 12:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:41 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | 8 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 11, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 56 min |
| Apr 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 9:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 19, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 42 min |
| Apr 20, 3:24 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:24 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| May 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 54 min |
| May 12, 2:20 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 14 hr |
| May 16, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 119 min |
| May 17, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 28 min |
| May 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 33 min |
| May 21, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 46 min |
| May 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 51 min |
| May 23, 11:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 23, 1:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 5 hr |
| May 24, 4:07 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 28 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 14 min |
| Jun 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 10 min |
| Jun 9, 8:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 21 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 77 min |
| Jun 13, 5:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 9:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 71 min |
| Jun 13, 11:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 22 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 9:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 3:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 66 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 29 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 10:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 52 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 64 min |
| Jul 12, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 7:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 93 min |
| Jul 18, 3:11 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 16 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:28 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 15 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 66 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 8:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 23, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 24, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 54 min |
| Aug 8, 6:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 40 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 28 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 24 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 18 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 28, 6:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 29 min |
| Sep 20, 2:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 26 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 19 hr |
| Oct 25, 10:09 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 24 hr |
| Nov 1, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 65 min |
| Nov 11, 2:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 29 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:14 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 36 hr |
| Nov 17, 6:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Nov 17, 7:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 17, 8:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 9:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 61 min |
| Nov 17, 9:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 56 min |
| Nov 26, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 47 hr |
| Dec 4, 2:31 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 61 hr |
| Dec 6, 12:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 2 hr |
| Dec 6, 2:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 6 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 8 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 8 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 40 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:39 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | 37 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:05 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 21 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 58 min |
| Dec 24, 8:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 58 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 | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 24 |
| Special Weather Statement | 40 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 14 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
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.