West Virginia weather alerts
There are no active weather alerts for West Virginia right now.
Updated from the National Weather Service · lists refresh hourly; the live map loads current alerts directly from the NWS
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West Virginia alerts by type
- West Virginia tornado warnings
- West Virginia tornado watches
- West Virginia severe thunderstorm warnings
- West Virginia flash flood warnings
- West Virginia flood warnings
- West Virginia flood watches
- West Virginia winter storm warnings
- West Virginia winter storm watches
- West Virginia winter weather advisories
- West Virginia cold weather advisories
- West Virginia freeze warnings
- West Virginia frost advisories
- West Virginia heat advisories
- West Virginia high wind warnings
- West Virginia wind advisories
- West Virginia dense fog advisories
West Virginia counties
Every county page lists its active alerts, the alerts issued there in recent days and its full warning and tornado history.
- Barbour County
- Berkeley County
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Brooke County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Grant County
- Greenbrier County
- Hampshire County
- Hancock County
- Hardy County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mineral County
- Mingo County
- Monongalia County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Pendleton County
- Pleasants County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Summers County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Wyoming County
How often alerts are issued in West Virginia
Average number of alert events per year in West Virginia, 2016–2025, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | Per year | 2025 | 2026 so far | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 304.1 | 420 | 592 | October 16, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 110.4 | 153 | 127 | October 15, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 92.1 | 186 | 246 | October 15, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 80.6 | 102 | 47 | March 17, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 51.5 | 77 | 38 | November 9, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 43.8 | 65 | 52 | October 11, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 33.3 | 28 | 22 | August 28, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 32.1 | 38 | 76 | October 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 24.2 | 49 | 38 | February 9, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 23.8 | 38 | 39 | November 9, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 22.1 | 39 | 16 | March 2, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 21.2 | 27 | 21 | October 29, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 21.1 | 15 | 34 | November 8, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 17.3 | 33 | 14 | February 22, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 16.2 | 27 | 46 | September 21, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 12.1 | 19 | 16 | September 3, 2026 |
Tornadoes in West Virginia
West Virginia has recorded 164 tornadoes since 1950, an average of 2.8 per year over the last 30 years, with 2 deaths. See West Virginia tornado history, maps and records →