Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 46 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 86 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 40 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 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 Pittsylvania 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
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gretna to near Cumberland Knob. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Danville... Eden... Martinsville... Mount Airy... Flat Rock... Pilot Mountain... and Stuart.”
“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 Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 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...”
“Power lines down near the intersection of Strawberry Road and Banister Road near Chatham... VA. Time is estimated from radar. (RNK)”
- Wind 50 mph Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Swansonville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Gretna SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Ajax SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Leesville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SE Swansonville SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Smith Mountain Lake State Park, or near Moneta, moving southeast 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... Hurt... Penhook... Smith Mountain Lake State Park... Climax... Pittsville...”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Gretna, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Wind gusts may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Chatham... Gretna... Callands... Mt Airy... Java... Dry Fork... and Chalk Level.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 930 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ajax, or near Penhook, 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... Chatham... Gretna... Penhook... Sago... Smith Mountain Lake State Park... Climax... and Pittsville.”
“At 1024 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mt Airy, moving east at 20 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. Locations impacted include... Mt Airy... Nathalie... Cody... Leda... Crystal Hill... Straightstone... and Java.”
- Wind 50 mph Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 25, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Large oak tree downed and landed in the roadway... and took down some power lines with it. (RNK)”
“Power line and tree down across Rockford School Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 4 ENE Pittsville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 E Gretna SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down at Spring Garden Road near Shockoe Baptist Church. (RNK)”
“Power line reported down on Dry Fork Road about 2000 ft east of Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Time is estimate from radar. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Java SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW Dry Fork SPC verified report
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Dry Fork to near Yanceyville to near Jericho. Movement was 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... Danville... Yanceyville... Bethel... Chatham... Jericho...”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Multiple reports of downed trees in the City of Danville and surrounding area. Time estimate is based off radar. (RNK)”
“Tree down into power lines near Rockwood Drive. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 E Westover Hills SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Brosville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Axton SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elmo, or 8 miles south of Ingram, 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... South Boston... Halifax... Turbeville... Ingram... Elmo... and Ringgold.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ajax, or near Penhook, 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... Hurt... Gretna... Mt Airy... Penhook... Hodges... Pittsville... and Chalk Level.”
“At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westover Hills, or near Mayfield, 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... Danville... Providence... Mayfield... Milton... Blanch... Hamer... and Elmo.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree and power lines down on Meadowood Lane. (RNK)”
“Power pole and wires down on Oak Hill Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SSE Ajax SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Blairs SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 E Cascade SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chalk Level, or near Mt Airy, 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... Altavista... Hurt... Gretna... Brookneal... Mt Airy... Nathalie... and Cody.”
“At 314 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Naola to Huddleston to near Western Smith Mountain Lake. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Lynchburg... Bedford... Altavista... Amherst... Hurt... Huddleston... and Big Island.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Climax, or near Chatham, 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... Chatham... Gretna... Dry Fork... and Climax.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 218 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penhook, 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... Moneta... Penhook... Huddleston... Smith Mountain Lake State Park... Western Smith Mountain Lake... Pittsville... and Union Hall.”
“At 130 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blairs, 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... Chatham... Blairs... Java... Dry Fork... and Keeling.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Penhook, moving north 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... Rocky Mount... Callands... Sydnorsville... Penhook... Moneta... Snow Creek... and Northwest Smith Mountain Lake.”
“At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Martinsville, moving northeast at 20 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... Martinsville... Callands... Sydnorsville... Penhook... Snow Creek... Leatherwood... and Villa Heights.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 S Leesville SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down across road near the intersection of Mount Cross Road and Laniers Mill Road. (RNK)”
“A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Berry Hill Road and Oak Hill Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Westover Hills SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 ESE Cascade SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Mt Airy SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Hurt SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lawsonville, or near Camp Springs, 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... Danville... Yanceyville... Bethel... Providence... Camp Springs... Milton... and Quick.”
“At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pine Hall, or near Madison, 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... Eden... Reidsville... Wentworth... Mayodan... Madison... Stoneville... and Mayfield.”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 747 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Martinsville, 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... Martinsville... Axton... Leatherwood... Swansonville... Villa Heights... Chatmoss... and Collinsville.”
“Outflow winds from thunderstorms downed a large tree that blocked both lanes on Belair Road. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SSW Gretna SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 N Mt Airy SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Penhook SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Outflow winds from thunderstorms downed a tree on Wards Road and blocked one lane of the roadway. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Altavista SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Westover Hills, or over Danville, moving southeast 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... Danville... Yanceyville... Bethel... Providence... Milton... Gatewood... and Blanch.”
“At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Charlotte Court House to near Mountain Valley. Movement was 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... South Boston... Halifax... Chatham... Keysville...”
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Chatham SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 E Keeling SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 9 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Eden, moving east 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... Eden... Reidsville... Wentworth... Bethel... Mayfield... Ridgeway... and Quick.”
“At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chalk Level, or near Gretna, moving east 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... Gretna... Mt Airy... Java... and Chalk Level.”
- Hail 0.5" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Ajax SPC verified report
Thursday, May 21, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penhook, 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... Penhook... Union Hall... North Shore... Southern Smith Mountain Lake... Ajax...”
“At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Martinsville, 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... Martinsville... Sydnorsville... Axton... Ridgeway... Snow Creek... Leatherwood... and Villa Heights.”
- Hail 0.5" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 853 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Collinsville, or near Bassett, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Martinsville... Callands... Bassett... Sydnorsville... Penhook... Snow Creek... and Leatherwood.”
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ajax, or near Penhook, 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... Altavista... Hurt... Gretna... Leesville... Pittsville... Chalk Level...”
- Hail 0.5" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, October 19, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree downed by thunderstorm winds on Chalk Level Road... completely blocking the roadway. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SW Chalk Level SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW Callands SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Pittsylvania County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 86 severe weather events in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County recently?
Yes — 46 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
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