Amherst County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Amherst County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 55 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Amherst 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.
Monday, August 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 551 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Big Island, 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. Locations impacted include... Big Island... Coleman Falls... Boonsboro... Snowden... Sedalia... Naola... and Pleasant View.”
“At 337 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Oakville, or near Bent Creek, moving east 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. Locations impacted include... Buckingham... Dillwyn... Bent Creek... Toga... Appomattox National Historic Park... Centenary...”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 327 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New Glasgow, or near Clifford, moving northeast at 35 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. Locations impacted include... Amherst... Clifford... New Glasgow... and Piney River.”
“At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bedford, 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. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Bedford... Forest... Rustburg... Boonsboro... Goode... and Timberlake.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SW Forks of Buffalo SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Falconerville, or near Amherst, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Bedford... Amherst... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Big Island... Montvale... and Forest.”
“At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, 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. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Buchanan... Glasgow... Big Island... Arcadia... and Pleasant View.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NE New Glasgow SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 N Elon SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Amherst, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Wind gusts may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Amherst... Clifford... Falconerville... and New Glasgow.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 436 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Stonewall, or near Concord, moving east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Appomattox... Bent Creek... Concord... Rustburg... Madison Heights... and Appomattox National Historic Park.”
“At 314 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Naola to Huddleston to near Western Smith Mountain Lake. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Bedford... Altavista... Amherst... Hurt... Huddleston... and Big Island.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 822 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boonsboro, or near Forest, moving northeast 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... Lynchburg... Forest... Big Island... Coleman Falls... Boonsboro...”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Riverville, or near Bent Creek, 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. Locations impacted include... Amherst... Bent Creek... Falconerville... Riverville... Wingina... Tower Hill... and New Glasgow.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Pittsville, or 7 miles northwest of Gretna, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Buena Vista... Bedford... Altavista... Amherst... Appomattox...”
“At 440 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sedalia, or near Big Island, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Glasgow... Big Island... Forest... Coleman Falls... Boonsboro... Snowden... and Goode.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Forks of Buffalo SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Falconerville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Big Island SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 517 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clifford, moving northeast 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... Amherst... Clifford... Lowesville... New Glasgow... and Piney River.”
“911 Call Center reported a tree down at the 1400 block of Riverville road in Amherst county Virginia. (RNK)”
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Riverville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SE Forks of Buffalo SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Glasgow, moving east at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Pleasant View... Lowesville... and Alto.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Riverville, or near Amherst, moving east at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Buckingham... Dillwyn... Bent Creek... Toga... Appomattox National Historic Park... Sheppards... and Riverville.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shipman to near Naola to near Chamblissburg. 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. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Buckingham... Bedford... Altavista...”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.75"
“Social Media photo and video of hail was estimated to be around 1.75 inches in the Madison Virginia area. (RNK)”
“One-inch diameter hail was observed along Izaak Walton Road. (RNK)”
- Hail 1.75" 2 SSW Falconerville SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 5 NE Madison Heights SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Madison Heights SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Collierstown... and Natural Bridge.”
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stonewall, or 7 miles north of Concord, 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... Bent Creek... Toga... Riverville... Stonewall...”
“At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bocock, or near Lynchburg, moving east at 20 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... Lynchburg... Concord... Madison Heights... Stonewall... Bocock...”
- Hail 0.75" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, especially at the higher elevations. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT early 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 Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, February 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, February 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST 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 Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 403 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from near Brownsburg to near Smith Mountain Lake State Park. 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... Lynchburg... Lexington... Buena Vista... Bedford... Altavista... Amherst...”
“At 339 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Burnsville to near Laymantown. 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Bedford... Buchanan... Glasgow... Troutville...”
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Amherst County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Amherst County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 55 severe weather events in Amherst 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 Amherst County recently?
Yes — 30 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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