Rockbridge County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Has it hailed in Rockbridge County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 22 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 44 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 22 high-wind reports with gusts up to 66 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 5, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Rockbridge County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Rockbridge County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Storm exposure for an address in Rockbridge County
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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.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1029 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oriskany, moving east 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... Buchanan... Glasgow... Eagle Rock... Oriskany... Arcadia... Springwood... and Glen Wilton.”
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, September 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ingalls Field, or near Hot Springs, 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. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Millboro... Hot Springs... Collierstown... Rockbridge Baths... Warm Springs...”
“At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glasgow, 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... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Naola... and Pleasant View.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Lexington SPC verified report
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving southeast 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... Bedford... Glasgow... Big Island... Forest... Arcadia... Goode... and Peaks Of Otter Summit.”
“Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Sallings Mountain Road just west of the intersection with Sonnys Way. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Glasgow SPC verified report
Saturday, August 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“911 call center reported a tree down at the intersection of West Midland trail road and Stone View circle road in Rockbridge county Virginia. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Lexington SPC verified report
Sunday, August 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Low Moor, or near Covington, moving southeast 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... Covington... Clifton Forge... Eagle Rock... Oriskany... Collierstown... Iron Gate... and Douthat State Park.”
“At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cornwall, or 7 miles northeast of Buena Vista, 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... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Cornwall... Lowesville... Alto... Fairfield... and Oronoco.”
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 66 mph
- Wind 66 mph 3 NE Fairfield SPC verified report
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 153 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Springwood, or near Buchanan, 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... Buchanan... Glasgow... Arcadia... Natural Bridge... and Springwood.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on Boundary Line Lane off North Lee Highway. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 5 SSE Rockbridge Baths SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Buchanan... Glasgow... Big Island... Arcadia... and Pleasant View.”
“At 146 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Collierstown, 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Collierstown... and Cornwall.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rockbridge Baths, 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... Rockbridge Baths... Fairfield... Brownsburg... and Vesuvius.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rockbridge Baths, moving northeast 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... Lexington... Goshen... Millboro... Rockbridge Baths... Nimrod Hall... Bells Valley... and Fairfield.”
“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" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 NNW Rockbridge Baths SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Glasgow, 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... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Pleasant View... Lowesville... and Alto.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 548 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rockbridge Baths, moving east at 45 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... Goshen... Rockbridge Baths... Fairfield... Brownsburg... and Vesuvius.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Collierstown, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Gusty winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Glasgow... Collierstown... Natural Bridge... and Arcadia.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Covington, 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... Covington... Buchanan... Eagle Rock... Jordan Mines... Oriskany... Collierstown...”
- Hail 0.5" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Impact: Winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Collierstown... and Natural Bridge.”
“At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buchanan, moving northeast 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... Buchanan... Glasgow... Arcadia... Natural Bridge... and Springwood.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 740 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burnsville, or 10 miles northeast of Warm Springs, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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... Burnsville... Bells Valley... Yost...”
- Hail 0.88" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 602 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Douthat State Park, or near Clifton Forge, 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Collierstown...”
- Hail 0.5" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arcadia, moving northeast along I-81 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... Natural Bridge... and Arcadia.”
- Hail 0.25" Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 325 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Marlinton to near Alvon to Glenray. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs...”
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“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...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 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 N Goshen SPC verified report
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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
- Wind 60 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 403 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from near Brownsburg to near Smith Mountain Lake State Park. Movement was east 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... Lynchburg... Lexington... Buena Vista... Bedford... Altavista... Amherst...”
“At 339 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Burnsville to near Laymantown. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Bedford... Buchanan... Glasgow... Troutville...”
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rockbridge County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Rockbridge County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 5, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 44 severe weather events in Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County recently?
Yes — 22 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" 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 Rockbridge County?
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