Tornado Warnings in West Virginia
453 tornado warnings 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 453
- Busiest year
- 202646 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 12over 38 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marshall County34
- Hampshire County30
- Wayne County27
- Monongalia County27
- Greenbrier County24
- Jackson County24
- Kanawha County23
- Mason County23
- Berkeley County23
- Preston County22
- Wood County22
- Lincoln County21
- Ritchie County20
- Cabell County20
- Hardy County20
- Morgan County20
- Jefferson County19
- Ohio County18
- Putnam County18
- Roane County17
- Brooke County17
- Mingo County17
- Wetzel County17
- Calhoun County15
- Doddridge County15
- Logan County15
- Fayette County15
- Summers County15
- Nicholas County14
- Mineral County14
- Wirt County14
- Monroe County14
- Hancock County13
- Boone County13
- Mercer County13
- Wyoming County12
- Gilmer County11
- Grant County11
- Raleigh County11
- Tyler County10
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 13 min |
| Sep 21, 5:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 16 min |
| Sep 21, 1:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 23 min |
| Sep 9, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 14 min |
| Aug 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 26 min |
| Aug 11, 11:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Mason | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 7:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 9:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 27 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. Rebuilt daily.