Giles County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Giles County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 20 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 33 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 13 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 Giles 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
“Downed tree near WNRV Radio Station. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Narrows SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Long Spur, or near Bland, 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... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Dublin... Poplar Hill... Max Meadows... and Mechanicsburg.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rocky Gap, moving southeast 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... Bluefield... Bland... Max Meadows... Rocky Gap... Bastian... Mechanicsburg... and Clear Fork.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles 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 Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newport, 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... Blacksburg... Newport... Mountain Lake... Prices Fork... Mc Donalds Mill... Huffman...”
“At 137 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cascades, or over Mountain Lake, 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... Mountain Lake... Huffman... Kire... Interior... and Cascades.”
- Hail 0.5" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1120 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kimberling, or near Bland, moving 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... Pulaski... Bland... Max Meadows... Long Spur... Mechanicsburg... Gunton Park... and White Gate.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Huffman, or near Blacksburg, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Loose objects may be knocked over by wind gusts. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Sinking Creek... Catawba... Newport... Abbott... Glenvar... and Mc Donalds Mill.”
“Tree down just north of Collins Ave. and Bobwhite Ln. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Pembroke SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pembroke SPC verified report
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Eggleston, or near Pembroke, moving northeast at 10 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... Blacksburg... Pearisburg... Pembroke... Mountain Lake...”
- Hail 0.5" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Kimballton to near Long Spur. Movement was 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... Blacksburg... Radford... Pulaski... Pearisburg... Dublin... Pembroke... and Newport.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mechanicsburg, or 10 miles northwest of Pulaski, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Long Spur... White Gate... and Mechanicsburg.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Eggleston SPC verified report
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chapel to near Pulaski to near Patterson. Movement was 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... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Pearisburg...”
- Wind 50 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Boissevain, or 7 miles northwest of Bluefield, 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... Bluefield... Princeton... Pearisburg... Dublin... Narrows... Pembroke... and Athens.”
“Tree down and covering both lanes on Big Stoney Creek Road in Ripplemead. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Interior SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 329 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Union, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Wind gusts may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Union... Mountain Lake... Laurel Branch... Pickaway... Interior... Raines Corner... and Zenith.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Trout to near Asbury to near Red Sulphur Spring. 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... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte...”
“At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Quinwood to near Pipestem to near Burkes Garden. 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... Bluefield... Princeton... Hinton... Rainelle... Alderson...”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Zenith, or near Union, moving east at 45 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... Union... Paint Bank... Laurel Branch... Raines Corner... Zenith... Hollywood... and Kire.”
- Hail 0.25" Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Sulphur Spring, or 10 miles northeast of Peterstown, moving east at 25 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... Union... Paint Bank...”
- Hail 0.5" Giles 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 Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Buck to Rich Creek to Fort Chiswell. Movement was east at 30 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... Radford... Pulaski... Pearisburg... Hinton... Dublin... Narrows... and Alderson.”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Giles County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Giles County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 33 severe weather events in Giles County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Giles County recently?
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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