Montgomery County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Montgomery County, Virginia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 49 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 28 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph, plus 21 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". 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 Montgomery 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roanoke Mountain to Fort Chiswell. Movement was southeast 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... Martinsville... Rocky Mount... Hillsville... Stuart... Chatham... Gretna... and Floyd.”
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Prices Fork to Bent Mountain to Northwest Smith Mountain Lake. Movement was southeast 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... Christiansburg... Radford... Rocky Mount... Chatham... Floyd...”
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
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" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Pilot, 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... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Dublin... Floyd... Indian Valley... and Pilot.”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Christiansburg, 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... Blacksburg... Salem... Christiansburg... Radford... Shawsville...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Elliston-Lafayette to Ferrum to near Stuart. Movement was east at 15 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... Rocky Mount... Stuart... Boones Mill... Copper Hill... Shawsville... Ferrum...”
“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.”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Huffman, or near Newport, 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... Sinking Creek... Huffman... Mc Donalds Mill... Maggie...”
- Hail 0.5" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery 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" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blacksburg, 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... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Prices Fork... Mc Donalds Mill... Huffman... Maggie... and Merrimac.”
“Several trees down in the parking lot of the Blacksburg NWS office. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Merrimac SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Prices Fork SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Prices Fork SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Blacksburg SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Childress to Gladesboro to Lambsburg. Movement was 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... Christiansburg...”
- Hail 0.5" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
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 Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Long Spur, or near Max Meadows, 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... Radford... Pulaski... Dublin... Indian Valley... Max Meadows... Allisonia... and Claytor Dam.”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Blacksburg SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Childress, or near Radford, 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... Christiansburg... Radford... Pilot... Claytor Dam... Graysontown... Childress... and Claytor Lake State Park.”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“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.”
“At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mc Donalds Mill, or near Sinking Creek, 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... New Castle... Catawba... Sinking Creek... Abbott... Mc Donalds Mill... Simmonsville...”
- Hail 0.75" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1047 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Brunswick, or 11 miles southeast of Shepherdstown, moving southeast 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery 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 Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...The Washington Metropolitan area, northern Virginia, northern and central Maryland as well as southern Maryland. WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight. A sudden onset of strong winds are expected behind the cold front this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery 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 Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...The Washington Metropolitan area, northern and central Maryland, and northern Virginia. WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT 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 Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 127 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Dublin, moving northeast 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... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Dublin... Newport... and Poplar Hill.”
- Hail 0.25" Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Washington DC, and portions of central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern Virginia. WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 10 AM EST Sunday.”
“WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Washington DC, and portions of central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern Virginia. WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 10 AM EST Sunday.”
- Wind 60 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Washington DC, and portions of central, north-central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia. WHEN...Until 10 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 55 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Washington DC, and portions of central Maryland, and central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia. WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, November 16, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...District of Columbia. In Maryland, Anne Arundel, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, and Prince Georges Counties. In Virginia, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, and Eastern Loudoun and Fairfax Counties.”
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“As a cold front sweeps across the area this evening, a surge of strong west-northwest winds will follow. The strongest gusts, potentially reaching 40 to 50 mph in spots, will generally last an hour or less at any given location.”
- Wind 50 mph Montgomery County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Montgomery County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 49 severe weather events in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County recently?
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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