Lee County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Lee County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 36 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 12 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.
Lee County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lee County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Lee 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.
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1208 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Tazewell, or 10 miles northeast of Rutledge, moving southeast at 30 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" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1028 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Sneedville, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1006 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dizney, or 7 miles north of Jonesville, moving southeast 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Lee County dispatch reported an increase in calls about trees down across the county... highlighting the Jonesville area. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Jonesville SPC verified report
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1218 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fonde, or near Middlesboro, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jonesville, moving south at 30 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... Rogersville, Sneedville, Surgoinsville, Kyles Ford, and Klondike.”
“At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Smith to near Jonesville to 9 miles southeast of Pennington Gap. Movement was southeast 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 4 WSW Jonesville SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clover Fork, or 14 miles northeast of Jonesville, moving east 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... Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Appalachia, Duffield, Jasper, Dryden, and Pardee.”
“At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hutch, or 10 miles east of Middlesboro, moving east 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... Rose Hill, Ewing, Evanston, and Powell River Preserve.”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Martins Fork Lake, or near Harlan, 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... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Appalachia, St. Charles, Duffield, Dryden, and Pardee.”
“At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sneedville, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Sneedville, Jonesville, Pennington Gap, Kyles Ford, and Pattonsville.”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hensley Store, or 13 miles southwest of Harlan, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 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... Ewing and Rose Hill.”
“At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hensley Store, or 13 miles southwest of Harlan, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 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... Ewing and Rose Hill.”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 S Ewing SPC verified report
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tazewell, or 10 miles north of Rutledge, moving northeast 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...”
“At 638 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Pruden, or 11 miles southwest of Middlesboro, 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Big Stone Gap, or 14 miles northwest of Gate City, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts in excess of 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" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 206 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New Tazewell, or 11 miles southeast of Middlesboro, moving northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clover Fork, or 16 miles west of Norton, moving east at 20 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... Norton, Big Stone Gap, Appalachia, and Jasper.”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Pennington Gap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Ewing SPC verified report
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lot to near Jacksboro to 6 miles east of Wartburg. Movement was northeast 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1138 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Leatherwood to near Rutledge. 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...”
“At 1107 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Noetown to near Farragut. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 732 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shields, or 10 miles northeast of Harlan, moving east at 60 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" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lee County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 36 severe weather events in Lee 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 Lee County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" 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 Lee 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.