Alert archive / West Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2012
Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, May 2012
119 special weather statements in May 2012. 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 in May 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 119
- Busiest day
- May 29, 201216 special weather statements
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 30, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 45 min |
| May 1, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas | 48 min |
| May 1, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur | 68 min |
| May 1, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 63 min |
| May 1, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 62 min |
| May 1, 3:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 59 min |
| May 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 29 min |
| May 1, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 62 min |
| May 1, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 57 min |
| May 1, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 26 min |
| May 1, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie | 28 min |
| May 1, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 42 min |
| May 1, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 65 min |
| May 1, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler | 62 min |
| May 1, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 37 min |
| May 1, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 56 min |
| May 1, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 45 min |
| May 1, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 62 min |
| May 2, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wood | 60 min |
| May 2, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 3, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 57 min |
| May 3, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 33 min |
| May 3, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley | 34 min |
| May 4, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 20 min |
| May 4, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 25 min |
| May 4, 3:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne | 22 min |
| May 4, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 54 min |
| May 4, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour | 23 min |
| May 4, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur and 1 more | 27 min |
| May 4, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, Taylor and 2 more | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 55 min |
| May 4, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant | 34 min |
| May 4, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 39 min |
| May 4, 8:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 33 min |
| May 4, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant, Mineral | 27 min |
| May 4, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 28 min |
| May 4, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 5, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Putnam, Roane | 22 min |
| May 5, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 5, 1:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 117 min |
| May 5, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 116 min |
| May 5, 3:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Ritchie, Webster | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Webster | 30 min |
| May 5, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monongalia | 56 min |
| May 5, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 110 min |
| May 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants | 87 min |
| May 6, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 27 min |
| May 7, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 49 min |
| May 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 39 min |
| May 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 37 min |
| May 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 31 min |
| May 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 45 min |
| May 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 36 min |
| May 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Wirt, Wood | 27 min |
| May 8, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 44 min |
| May 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 58 min |
| May 17, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 27 min |
| May 17, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 31 min |
| May 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 27 min |
| May 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 67 min |
| May 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 45 min |
| May 21, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 84 min |
| May 21, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 88 min |
| May 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 47 min |
| May 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 3 hr |
| May 22, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion | 26 min |
| May 22, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion | 23 min |
| May 22, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 65 min |
| May 22, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 47 min |
| May 22, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 55 min |
| May 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 49 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 46 min |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh | 48 min |
| May 22, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 38 min |
| May 22, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 23, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 23, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 19 min |
| May 23, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hampshire | 26 min |
| May 24, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Jefferson | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Mineral | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Pendleton | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Morgan | 49 min |
| May 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 51 min |
| May 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 30 min |
| May 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 31 min |
| May 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 25 min |
| May 27, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Mineral | 26 min |
| May 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant | 47 min |
| May 27, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tucker | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 46 min |
| May 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Morgan | 57 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 27 min |
| May 27, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 28 min |
| May 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 43 min |
| May 29, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 33 min |
| May 29, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 25 min |
| May 29, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 67 min |
| May 29, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 67 min |
| May 29, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 64 min |
| May 29, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gilmer | 36 min |
| May 29, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 64 min |
| May 29, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 22 min |
| May 29, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Morgan | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Berkeley | 53 min |
| May 29, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Hardy | 43 min |
| May 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Grant, Hampshire, Mineral | 38 min |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 59 min |
| May 29, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 44 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Webster County10
- Randolph County8
- Greenbrier County8
- Nicholas County7
- Monroe County7
- Jackson County7
- Jefferson County7
- Braxton County6
- Mercer County6
- Summers County6
- Wood County6
- Tucker County6
- Cabell County5
- Upshur County5
- Mason County5
- Marion County5
- Hardy County5
- Pocahontas County5
- Lincoln County4
- Clay County4
- Lewis County4
- Monongalia County4
- Preston County4
- Hancock County4
- Berkeley County4
- Grant County4
- Mineral County4
- Wyoming County4
- Kanawha County3
- Barbour County3
- Ritchie County3
- Marshall County3
- Doddridge County3
- Harrison County3
- Wetzel County3
- Wirt County3
- Pendleton County3
- Putnam County3
- Gilmer County3
- Morgan County3
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Sources
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