Buckingham 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 Buckingham County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 57 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 27 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
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Last 30 days in Buckingham 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.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wingina, or 12 miles northwest of Buckingham, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Buckingham... Wingina... and Toga.”
“Tree downed onto powerlines on Troublesome Creek Road near its intersection with West James Anderson Highway. (RNK)”
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Buckingham SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Wingina SPC verified report
Monday, August 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Stonewall, or near Concord, moving southeast 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... Amherst... Appomattox... Bent Creek... Concord... Madison Heights... Appomattox National Historic Park... and Stonewall.”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 927 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wingina, or 13 miles northeast of Bent Creek, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Buckingham... and Wingina.”
“At 905 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Centenary, or 16 miles west of Fork Union, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... New Canton... Gold Hill... Centenary... and Bremo Bluff.”
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 25, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on power line along Glenmore Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Centenary SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1235 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sheppards, or 8 miles south of Dillwyn, 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... Sheppards... and Andersonville.”
- Hail 0.5" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wingina, or 11 miles northwest of Buckingham, moving east 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... Wingina... New Canton... Gold Hill... and Centenary.”
“At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wingina, or 8 miles northwest of Buckingham, moving east 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... Buckingham... Dillwyn... New Canton... Centenary... Wingina... and Gold Hill.”
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on power line near Pond Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 5 E Wingina SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Centenary, or 10 miles west of Fork Union, moving northeast 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... New Canton... and Centenary.”
- Hail 0.5" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Evergreen, or over Appomattox, 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... Appomattox... Pamplin City... Appomattox National Historic Park... Sheppards... Andersonville... Hixburg...”
“At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Toga, or near Buckingham, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Wind gusts may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Buckingham... Dillwyn... Bent Creek... New Canton... Toga... Centenary... and Andersonville.”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hixburg, or 8 miles east of Appomattox, 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... Hixburg... Sheppards...”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham 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" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Toga, or 9 miles southwest of Buckingham, moving northeast 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... New Canton... Toga... Sheppards... Andersonville...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 7 SSE Dillwyn SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Toga SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Toga SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 N Buckingham SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tower Hill, or near Bent Creek, 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... Buckingham... Dillwyn... New Canton... Toga... Centenary... Sheppards... and Andersonville.”
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Evergreen, or near Appomattox, 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... Appomattox... Pamplin City... Sheppards... Andersonville... Hixburg... Evergreen...”
“At 517 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dillwyn, moving northeast 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... Gold Hill... New Canton... Andersonville... and Bremo Bluff.”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Toga SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SW Toga SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SE Tower Hill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Gold Hill SPC verified report
Friday, June 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Cumberland to near Hixburg. Movement was east at 50 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... Pamplin City... Sheppards... Andersonville...”
“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" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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...”
“One tree down along Cartersville Road near its intersection with Coles Creek Lane. Time estimated from radar. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE New Canton SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 532 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Centenary, or 15 miles west of Fork Union, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... New Canton... Gold Hill... and Centenary.”
“At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wingina to near New Glasgow to near Falconerville. Movement was 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... Buckingham...”
- Hail 0.88" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Dillwyn SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...In North Carolina, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, and Yadkin Counties. In Virginia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, and Pittsylvania Counties. WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Buckingham County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Buckingham County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 57 severe weather events in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County recently?
Yes — 30 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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