Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015
200 severe thunderstorm warnings in 2015. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 200
- Busiest month
- June71 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- April 9, 201522 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
142 of 200 severe thunderstorm warnings covering West Virginia in 2015 had a qualifying storm report inside them; 254 of 307 hail, wind and damage reports fell inside a warning, on average 24 minutes after it went out.
West Virginia, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 200 | 142 | 29% | 307 | 83% | 24 min |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings | 124 | 89 | 28% | 313 | 84% | 28 min |
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: severe thunderstorm warnings | 235 | 153 | 35% | 526 | 75% | 16 min |
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 174 | 133 | 24% | 505 | 84% | 19 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 146 | 122 | 16% | 435 | 76% | 23 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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wayne | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Apr 8, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler, Wood | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie | 66 min |
| Apr 9, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Marshall, Wetzel | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Wetzel | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 15 min |
| Apr 9, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 2 more | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 66 min |
| Apr 9, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Randolph | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 23 min |
| Apr 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Morgan | 59 min |
| Apr 20, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 40 min |
| May 6, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 30 min |
| May 6, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 28 min |
| May 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 11, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha | 45 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 47 min |
| May 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 34 min |
| May 11, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 11, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt, Wood | 34 min |
| May 11, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 39 min |
| May 11, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 33 min |
| May 11, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 56 min |
| May 11, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 26 min |
| May 11, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 16, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie | 52 min |
| May 30, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral | 19 min |
| May 31, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 31, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 31, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire | 32 min |
| May 31, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, Mingo, Wyoming | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hardy | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Wetzel | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Roane | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock, Ohio | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia, Preston, Tucker | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Nicholas, Webster | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Wetzel | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 10 min |
| Jun 23, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Logan, McDowell, Wyoming | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 33 min |
| Jun 25, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 4:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and 2 more | 66 min |
| Jun 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Marshall, Ohio | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Monongalia, Wetzel | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Monroe | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis and 5 more | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 15 min |
| Jul 14, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Wayne | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Hampshire, Morgan | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and 5 more | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Kanawha, Lewis and 5 more | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 4 more | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 1:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Morgan | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 2:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 2:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Mineral | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 2:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 3:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 3:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 21 min |
| Sep 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Mineral | 31 min |
| Sep 4, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Mineral | 23 min |
| Sep 4, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 26 min |
| Oct 9, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer | 46 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mingo County22
- Wayne County21
- Lincoln County21
- Mason County20
- Logan County20
- Hampshire County20
- Jackson County18
- Berkeley County18
- Jefferson County18
- Kanawha County18
- Putnam County15
- McDowell County14
- Wyoming County14
- Boone County14
- Cabell County13
- Wirt County13
- Gilmer County13
- Hancock County13
- Roane County12
- Ritchie County12
- Brooke County12
- Doddridge County11
- Lewis County11
- Braxton County11
- Preston County11
- Mineral County11
- Morgan County11
- Marshall County10
- Fayette County10
- Nicholas County10
- Wood County9
- Calhoun County9
- Pleasants County9
- Hardy County9
- Mercer County8
- Harrison County8
- Ohio County8
- Clay County8
- Monroe County7
- Tyler County7
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.