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Russell County Hail Map & Storm Reports

Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Has it hailed in Russell County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 40 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 10 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.

Map of Russell County, Virginia showing the county boundary and surrounding cities
Russell County, Virginia. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap · County boundary: US Census Bureau.

Russell County hail map

Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Russell County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.

40
Events (12 mo)
30
Hail
10
Wind
0
Tornado
0.88"
Max hail
50
Max wind (mph)
September 2026
Most recent

What the radar showed

Radar snapshot during the Jun 27, 2026 wind event near Russell County, Russell County, Virginia, with NWS warning polygons
NEXRAD radar at the moment of the Jun 27, 2026 wind event (50 mph) near Russell County. Outlined polygons are the storm-based warnings exactly as issued by the National Weather Service. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Last 30 days in Russell County

Current NEXRAD radar over Russell County, Virginia with recent storm report locations
Current radar over the Russell County area, with storm reports from the past 7 days plotted. Refreshes throughout the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.
September 2026 3 storm days · 1 SPC verified report · 3 NWS warnings — hail to 0.25", wind to 50 mph Exact dates & locations in app →
August 2026 2 storm days · 2 SPC verified reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail to 0.75" Exact dates & locations in app →

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.

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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.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

2 SPC verified storm reports · 7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, August 11, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Trammel, or 11 miles southeast of Clintwood, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Coeburn, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

“At 239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cleveland Va, or near Lebanon, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lebanon and Cleveland Va.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Monday, August 10, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Trammel, or 10 miles southwest of Davenport, 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Monday, July 6, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Abingdon, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Sunday, July 5, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, July 5, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1210 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walnut Hill, or near Bristol Tn, moving north at 10 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

“At 1232 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Cleveland Va, or 11 miles southwest of Lebanon, moving north 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Cleveland Va, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Saturday, July 4, 2026

4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, July 4, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lebanon, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Lebanon, Honaker, Dye, and Rosedale.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

“At 1006 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bristol Va, moving northeast at 15 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Saturday, June 27, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, June 27, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Gate City to 7 miles west of Kingsport. 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Thursday, June 18, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, June 18, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1138 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Cleveland Va to 8 miles northeast of Elizabethton. Movement was northeast 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Friday, June 12, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 602 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Raven to 8 miles southwest of Cleveland Va. Movement was 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, June 2, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cleveland Va, or 8 miles west of Lebanon, moving southwest at 20 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... Lebanon, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

“At 331 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Cleveland Va, or 11 miles southwest of Lebanon, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Walnut Hill, South Holston Dam, Collingwood, Benhams, and Blountville.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

“At 725 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Glen Burke, or near Richlands, moving east at 40 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... Dye.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Saturday, March 21, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, March 21, 2026 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Norton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 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... Norton, Wise, Coeburn, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

“At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Cleveland Va, or 12 miles west of Lebanon, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 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... Abingdon, Lebanon, Cleveland Va, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Friday, December 19, 2025

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 1225 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wise to 6 miles southeast of Surgoinsville. Movement was east at 60 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Saturday, September 27, 2025

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, September 27, 2025 storm activity in Russell County, Virginia
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Bristol Va, moving east at 10 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... Bristol Va, Hansonville, Hilander Park, and Holston.”

NWS severe weather mention · Russell County

Today's severe weather outlook

Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook — national severe weather risk map for today
Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook: categorical severe weather risk for today, updated several times daily. Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Common questions

When was the last severe storm in Russell County, VA?

The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 40 severe weather events in Russell 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 Russell County recently?

Yes — 30 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 Russell County?

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