Washington County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Washington County, Ohio has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 3 tornado reports among 97 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 48 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 46 high-wind reports with gusts up to 65 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Washington County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Washington County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Washington County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Monday, August 10, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 347 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Middlebourne to near Belmont. Movement was southeast 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... Marietta, St.”
“At 1203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles west of Sistersville to 8 miles southeast of Chesterhill. Movement was southeast at 30 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1220 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving east at 25 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...”
“At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Washington, or near Belpre, moving east at 25 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 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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Saturday, August 8, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 755 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beverly, moving east at 30 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... Marietta, Beverly, Lowell, Macksburg, Lower Salem, and Devola.”
“At 654 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boaz, or near Marietta, moving northeast at 30 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, St.”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sistersville, or near Middlebourne, moving northeast at 15 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5", 3 tornado reports
“EF1 tornado began in the Wayne National Forest near Archers Fork Rd... then tracked southeast for 24 miles... crossing the Ohio River into WV at Raven Rock... then pass (RLX)”
“EF2 tornado began between Newells Run Rd and Kerr Run Rd... then continued southeast for 12 miles through Newport... then across the Ohio River through Saint Marys and (RLX)”
- Tornado Tornado 7 SW Matamoras SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 10 E Marietta SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NE Marietta SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 8 SW Matamoras SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 ENE Marietta SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Lower Salem SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 WNW Belpre SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 317 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Vienna, or near Parkersburg, moving east 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, St.”
“At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of McConnelsville, moving 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... McConnelsville, Beverly, Crooksville, Malta, Corning, Stockport, Bristol, Rendville, Eagleport, and Hackney.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coolville, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Coolville, Washington, Lubeck, Little Hocking, and Blennerhassett.”
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 801 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Belmont, or near St. Marys, moving east at 5 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... St.”
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving northeast at 15 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... Beverly, Chesterhill, Stockport, Bartlett, and Fleming.”
“At 308 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving east at 10 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... Chesterhill, Stockport, Amesville, Stroud Run State Park, and Bartlett.”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belmont, or over St. Marys, moving east at 15 mph. Additional storms were in northeastern Washington County, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“Thunderstorms are expected to develop over central Ohio between 3 and 4 pm this afternoon and then move into southeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania including the Pittsburgh area by 6 to 8 pm this evening. Large hail up to quarter to half dollar size and damaging wind gusts are possible with these storms. An isolated tornado can't be ruled out along with brief torrential downpours.”
- Hail 1" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marietta, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Marietta, St.”
“At 752 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Marys, moving southeast at 40 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... Harrisville, St.”
- Hail 0.88" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
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- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Lowell SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
“At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Caldwell to near Athens. 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... Athens, Marietta, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from McConnelsville to near Shawnee. Movement was east at 30 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Paden City to near Belmont. Movement was 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... St.”
“At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Caldwell to Chesterhill. Movement was southeast 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... Marietta, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 917 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Athens, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Athens, Amesville, and Stroud Run State Park.”
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree limb down on house. Another tree down as well. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Chesterhill SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Sistersville, or 12 miles south of Woodsfield, moving east at 40 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 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Marietta, moving east 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... Lower Salem.”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chesterhill, moving east at 15 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... Chesterhill, Bartlett, and Fleming.”
“At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Chesterhill, moving southeast at 10 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... Bartlett and Fleming.”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.75"
“Corrects previous hail report from 1 W Marietta. Ping pong to golf ball sized hail reported across Marietta. Time estimated by radar. (RLX)”
“At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Athens, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Athens, Amesville, Stroud Run State Park, Bartlett, and The Plains.”
- Hail 1.75" 1 W Marietta SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 4 SSW Beverly SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Marietta SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Marietta SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SSE Chesterhill SPC verified report
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1259 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Marietta to Mason. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Ripley, Harrisville, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1133 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thornport to Hide-A-Way Hills to near Hocking Hills State Park. Movement was east at 60 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
“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.”
- Wind 65 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. Localized higher gusts to 60 mph are possible in the highest elevations of the eastern part of the county. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to midnight EDT Friday Night.”
“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 60 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington 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 Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, December 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 62 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 25, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 348 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boaz, or near Marietta, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Harrisville, St.”
“At 326 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Chesterhill, Vienna, Williamstown, Boaz, North Hills, Amesville, Fleming, Blennerhassett, and Bartlett. This includes the following highways...”
- Hail 0.88" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Washington County, OH?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 97 severe weather events in Washington County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Washington County recently?
Yes — 48 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Washington County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.