Special Weather Statements in West Virginia
10,776 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 10,776
- Busiest year
- 2011922 special weather statements
- Average year
- 599over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greenbrier County884
- Kanawha County670
- Mercer County626
- Summers County598
- Putnam County567
- Monroe County523
- Lincoln County515
- Wayne County497
- Cabell County485
- Clay County481
- Roane County474
- Jackson County460
- Mason County459
- Fayette County451
- Boone County449
- Wood County437
- Braxton County435
- Upshur County432
- Nicholas County425
- Mingo County423
- Calhoun County415
- Pleasants County408
- Barbour County403
- Webster County402
- Wirt County401
- Logan County398
- Lewis County394
- Ritchie County382
- Wyoming County380
- Hancock County379
- Randolph County378
- Doddridge County374
- Gilmer County374
- Harrison County367
- McDowell County359
- Tyler County350
- Taylor County333
- Pocahontas County331
- Raleigh County328
- Brooke County306
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 30 min |
| Sep 21, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton | 33 min |
| Sep 21, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 36 min |
| Sep 21, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 37 min |
| Sep 21, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 26 min |
Nearby
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.