Gallia County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Gallia County, Ohio recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 29 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 57 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 28 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Gallia County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A couple trees reported down in the Gallipolis area. Time is estimated by radar. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown Gallipolis SPC verified report
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
“Estimated golf ball sized hail reported on social media. Time estimated by radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 1.75" 1 SSW Cheshire SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 212 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Webster, or 8 miles north of Lake Vesuvius, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 144 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oak Hill, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coal Grove, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Oak Hill, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Gallia, and Centerpoint.”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 513 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Hide-A-Way Hills to 8 miles north of South Webster. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Buffalo to near Letitia. Movement was south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tuppers Plains to 6 miles west of Oak Hill. Movement was southwest at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 N Gallipolis SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Buffalo to 9 miles north of Milton to near Chesapeake. Movement was east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Point Pleasant, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, and Henderson.”
- Hail 0.75" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 258 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ceredo to near Beech Fork State Park to near Burnaugh. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 227 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Greenbo Lake to near Coalton to Bruin. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 742 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rutland, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mcarthur, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Upwards of 500 residents without power due to tree damage. Several areas exists in the vicinity with additional outages. Time estimated based on radar. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown Vinton SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gallipolis to near Lake Vesuvius. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Athens to near Oak Hill. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 530 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rio Grande, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Gallipolis to 10 miles north of Ona. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Proctorville, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Crown City, Athalia, Green Bottom, Scottown, Gallopolis Ferry, and Ashton.”
- Hail 0.5" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 914 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mason, or near Pomeroy, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, New Haven, Mason, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Cheshire, Lakin, and Kyger.”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Jackson, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Jackson, Wellston, Hamden, Coalton, Petersburg, and Radcliffe.”
- Hail 0.75" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 353 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gallipolis, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Point Pleasant, Rio Grande, Cheshire, Adamsville, and Kyger.”
“At 411 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mason, or near Pomeroy, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, New Haven, Mason, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Cheshire, Lakin, Darwin, and Kyger.”
- Hail 0.5" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rutland, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pomeroy, Rutland, Middleport, Syracuse, Darwin, Harrisonville, and Kyger.”
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Jackson to 10 miles southeast of Wellston. Movement was north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Lake Vesuvius, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Aid, Crown City, Scottown, and Ashton.”
“At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rio Grande, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Gallipolis SPC verified report
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 115 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rio Grande to Ceredo. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“THIS IS A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH THE OHIO DIVISION OF FORESTRY. THE WILDFIRE DANGER IS ELEVATED TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT THIS TIME.”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Strong winds are moving through the area behind the passage of a cold front. Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph may continue for the rest of the afternoon before diminishing toward evening. These gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Gallia County EM reported there were a few trees down on route-218 near Route 7 south of Gallipolis. Time estimated by radar. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Gallipolis SPC verified report
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1215 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Gallipolis to McClure. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1030 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Bexley to 6 miles northeast of Muses Mills. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 15, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1117 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Gallipolis, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Milton, Eleanor, Buffalo, Culloden, Crown City, Fraziers Bottom, and Ashton.”
- Wind 50 mph Gallia County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Gallia County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 57 severe weather events in Gallia County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Gallia County recently?
Yes — 29 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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