Russell County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Russell County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 29 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 41 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 on Sep 21, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
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.
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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.
Monday, September 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wise, moving northeast at 5 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, Coeburn, St. Paul, Dungannon, and Castlewood.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Trammel, or 11 miles southwest of Davenport, moving south at 10 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... Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Coeburn, Honaker, St.”
- Wind 55 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1026 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Eolia, or 9 miles south of Whitesburg, 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... Kingsport, Norton, Wise, Gate City, Big Stone Gap, Weber City, Coeburn, Appalachia, St. Paul, and Nickelsville.”
“At 643 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several trees down across the county. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Hansonville SPC verified report
Friday, September 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Gate City, 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... Nickelsville, Dungannon, Benhams, Collingwood, and Hiltons.”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Saltville, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Glade Spring, Lindell, and Emory-Meadowview.”
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cleveland Va to 6 miles east of Lebanon. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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 0.75" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 241 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Raven to near Lebanon to 10 miles south of Cleveland Va. Movement was 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 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trammel, or 13 miles west of Lebanon, 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... Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Coeburn, Honaker, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Hansonville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Castlewood SPC verified report
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
“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.”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Castlewood SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Honaker SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 ENE Rosedale SPC verified 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Lebanon SPC verified report
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“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.”
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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.”
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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.”
“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.”
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
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.”
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“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.”
“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.”
- Hail 0.88" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Russell County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 21, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 41 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 — 29 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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