Smyth 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 Smyth County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 38 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 19 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
Smyth County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Smyth 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.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Bear Creek Road and Shortly Stone Road. (RNK)”
“A large tree was observed blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Cherokee Lane and Shuler Hollow Road. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 W Atkins SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Chilhowie SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Allison Gap SPC verified report
Friday, September 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gratton, or near Burkes Garden, 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... Tazewell... Ceres... Burkes Garden... Nebo... Marion Wytheville... Gratton... and Atkins.”
“At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nebo, or 7 miles north of Marion, 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... Marion... Rural Retreat... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Speedwell... Sugar Grove... Ceres...”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Burkes Garden, 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... Bland... Bluefield... Tazewell... Ceres... Burkes Garden... Nebo... and Gratton.”
“At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Speedwell, 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... Galax... Rural Retreat... Independence... Fries... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Speedwell...”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Adwolf SPC verified report
Friday, August 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chilhowie, 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... Chilhowie... Mount Rogers Summit... and Adwolf.”
“At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Tazewell, moving southeast 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... Tazewell... Ceres... Burkes Garden... Gratton... and Asberrys.”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 205 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Allison Gap, or near Saltville, moving east at 15 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... Saltville... Quarry... and Allison Gap.”
“At 136 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hungry Mother State Park, or near Marion, 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... Marion... Nebo... Hungry Mother State Park... Atkins... and Marion Wytheville.”
- Hail 0.5" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Chilhowie SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Allison Gap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SW Thomas Bridge SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Allison Gap SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near War, or 10 miles south of Welch, moving southeast 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... Bluefield... Tazewell... Burkes Garden... Clear Fork... Amonate... Gratton... and Asberrys.”
“Numerous trees were reported down across the Atkins area in Smyth County Virginia this morning. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Atkins SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Marion SPC verified report
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Troutdale, or near Sugar Grove, 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... Sugar Grove... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area...”
- Hail 0.5" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 121 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rural Retreat, moving north 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... Wytheville... Rural Retreat... Ceres... Crockett... Marion Wytheville... and Favonia.”
“One tree down across Carlock Creek Rd. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Adwolf SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW Adwolf SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Chilhowie SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Flatwood, or near Whitetop, 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... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Blowing Rock... Independence... Beech Mountain... and Lansing.”
- Wind 50 mph Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 646 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Broadford, or near Saltville, 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... Marion... Saltville... Chilhowie... Rural Retreat... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Sugar Grove...”
“At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Allison Gap, or 7 miles north of Saltville, 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... Marion... Saltville... Chilhowie... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Ceres... Nebo...”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 348 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Tazewell, moving south 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... Tazewell... Gratton... Asberrys... and Nebo.”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Babcock State Park to near Tazewell. Movement was northeast 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... Richlands... Bluefield... Tazewell... Hinton... Saltville...”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over central Washington County, moving east at 30 mph. It will enter western portions of Smyth and Grayson Counties by around 7 PM. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 639 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Mount Hope to near Quarry. Movement was northeast at 45 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... Bluefield... Bland... Princeton... Marion... Tazewell... Hinton... and Saltville.”
“At 545 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles south of Gilbert Creek to 10 miles north of Bristol Va. Movement was east at 40 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... Richlands... Tazewell... Saltville... Chilhowie... Cedar Bluff...”
- Wind 55 mph Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...In Virginia, Bland, Smyth, and Tazewell Counties. In West Virginia, Mercer, Summers, and Western Greenbrier Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM EDT 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 Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 717 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Nella, or near Lansing, moving northeast 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... Independence... Lansing... Whitetop... Mouth Of Wilson... Sugar Grove... Troutdale... and Volney.”
- Hail 0.25" Smyth County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Smyth County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 5, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 38 severe weather events in Smyth 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 Smyth County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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