Washington County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Washington County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 39 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 71 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 32 high-wind reports with gusts up to 65 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.
Washington County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Washington County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Washington County
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.
See the specifics — free →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
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chilhowie, moving southeast 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... Damascus and Konnarock.”
“At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Walnut Hill to Colonial Heights. Movement was 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“911 Call Center automated email. Tree reported down on Porterfield Highway. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Hilander Park SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Abingdon, moving 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... Abingdon, Glade Spring, Damascus, and Emory-Meadowview.”
“At 650 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bristol Va, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, South Holston Dam, and Harr.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Smith to near Jonesville to 9 miles southeast of Pennington Gap. Movement was southeast 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.”
“At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles southeast of Pennington Gap, or 14 miles east of Jonesville, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 118 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Colonial Heights, or near Kingsport, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walnut Hill, or near Bristol Tn, moving northeast at 20 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
6 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Reports of trees down along Interstate 81 near and east of Abingdon. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Emory-Meadow View SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Abingdon to 9 miles north of Tusculum. Movement was east 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...”
“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 Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Kingsport, moving east 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... Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Walnut Hill, Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Gray, Oak Grove, Church Hill, and Mount Carmel.”
“At 1257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rogersville, moving northeast at 45 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, Rogersville, Gate City, Surgoinsville, Weber City, Colonial Heights, Spurgeon, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, and Clinchport.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington 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" Washington 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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1219 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Colonial Heights, or near Kingsport, moving 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 Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Abingdon, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Abingdon, Glade Spring, Damascus, Lindell, Harr, and Emory-Meadowview.”
- Hail 0.88" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“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" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 4 NNW Abingdon SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. A sudden onset of strong winds are expected behind the cold front this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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 Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below in the valleys, and 20 below on the ridges. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of north-central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 10 AM EST Sunday.”
“WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 below in the valleys, and 20 below on the ridges. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of north-central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 10 AM EST Sunday.”
- Wind 60 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 60 to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north-central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“At 131 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Quarry to near Peoria. Movement was east 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... Mountain City, Glade Spring, Damascus, Trade, Neva, Laurel Bloomery, Konnarock, and Emory-Meadowview.”
- Wind 65 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, north-central, northeast, and northern Maryland, northwest Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“Large tree limb down outside of Lost Sock Laundry... blocking a lane of traffic. (MRX)”
- Wind 55 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Glade Spring SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Abingdon SPC verified report
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“As a cold front sweeps across the area this evening, a surge of strong west-northwest winds will follow. The strongest gusts, potentially reaching 40 to 50 mph in spots, will generally last an hour or less at any given location.”
- Wind 50 mph Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 27, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“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.”
- Hail 0.88" Washington County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Washington County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 71 severe weather events in Washington 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 Washington County recently?
Yes — 39 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" 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 Washington County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.