Botetourt 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 Botetourt County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 29 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 52 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 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 Botetourt County
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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 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Fincastle SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Low Moor to Wolfcreek. Movement was south 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... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Ronceverte... Alderson...”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Catawba, 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... Roanoke... Salem... Vinton... Catawba... Laymantown... Hollins... and Blue Ridge.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 153 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Springwood, or near Buchanan, 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... Buchanan... Glasgow... Arcadia... Natural Bridge... and Springwood.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Covington to near Potts Creek to Zenith. Movement was 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... Buchanan... New Castle... Paint Bank... Sinking Creek... Eagle Rock... Oriskany...”
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
“At 228 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Jordan Mines, 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... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... White Sulphur Springs... Jordan Mines... Oriskany... and Iron Gate.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 836 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Montvale, 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... Buchanan... Troutville... Montvale... Nace... Arcadia... Peaks Of Otter Summit...”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 831 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Roaring Mountain Summit, or near Alleghany, moving east 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. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Jordan Mines...”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sinking Creek, 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... New Castle... Catawba... Sinking Creek... and Abbott.”
“At 327 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Covington, 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. Locations impacted include... Covington... Clifton Forge... Jordan Mines... Oriskany... Low Moor... Glen Wilton... and Gala.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stewartsville, 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... Roanoke... Vinton... Bedford... Stewartsville... Montvale... Hollins... and Goodview.”
“At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Vinton, 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... Roanoke... Vinton... Montvale... Stewartsville... Chamblissburg... Blue Ridge... and Thaxton.”
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 317 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Alleghany, 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... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... White Sulphur Springs... Iron Gate... Douthat State Park... and Glen Wilton.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Collierstown, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Gusty winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Glasgow... Collierstown... Natural Bridge... and Arcadia.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Covington, moving east at 35 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... Covington... Buchanan... Eagle Rock... Jordan Mines... Oriskany... Collierstown...”
“A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds in the town of Buchanan. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.5" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Buchanan SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Eagle Rock SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Gala SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buchanan, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Wind gusts may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Buchanan... Glasgow... Arcadia... Natural Bridge... and Springwood.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Oriskany, moving east at 45 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... Buchanan... Eagle Rock... Oriskany... Fincastle... Arcadia... Springwood... and Lithia.”
- Hail 0.5" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arcadia, moving northeast along I-81 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... Natural Bridge... and Arcadia.”
“At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buchanan, moving northeast along I-81 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... Buchanan... Arcadia... Springwood... and Lithia.”
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 851 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hollins, or near Catawba, moving northeast at 35 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... Roanoke... Salem... Buchanan... Troutville... Montvale...”
“At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elliston-Lafayette, or near Shawsville, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Salem... Christiansburg... Vinton... Shawsville... Catawba... and Hollins.”
- Hail 0.88" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 325 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Marlinton to near Alvon to Glenray. 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... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs...”
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt 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 Botetourt 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 Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt 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 Botetourt 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 Botetourt 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 Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
- Wind 60 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
“At 259 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from near Marlinton to Newport. 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... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... White Sulphur Springs... Troutville... New Castle...”
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Botetourt County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Botetourt County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County recently?
Yes — 29 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
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