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Wise County Hail Map & Storm Reports

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

Has it hailed in Wise County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 35 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 16 high-wind reports with gusts up to 81 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 Wise County, Virginia showing the county boundary and surrounding cities
Wise County, Virginia. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap · County boundary: US Census Bureau.

Wise County hail map

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

35
Events (12 mo)
19
Hail
16
Wind
0
Tornado
0.88"
Max hail
81
Max wind (mph)
September 2026
Most recent

What the radar showed

Radar snapshot during the Aug 11, 2026 wind event near 2 E Wise, Wise County, Virginia, with NWS warning polygons
NEXRAD radar at the moment of the Aug 11, 2026 wind event (81 mph) near 2 E Wise. 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 Wise County

Current NEXRAD radar over Wise County, Virginia with recent storm report locations
Current radar over the Wise 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 2 storm days · 1 SPC verified report · 2 NWS warnings — wind to 55 mph Exact dates & locations in app →
August 2026 4 storm days · 1 SPC verified report · 5 NWS warnings — hail to 0.25", wind to 50 mph 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.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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

NEXRAD radar during the Wednesday, August 12, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 1006 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dizney, or 7 miles north of Jonesville, moving southeast 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... Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, St.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 81 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, August 11, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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.

“Public report of 81 MPH wind gust at home weather station mounted on roof of home. Also noted multiple trees snapped and broad rotation with storm as it passed ahead. (MRX)”

SPC verified report · 2 E Wise

“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 · Wise County

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, July 28, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

“At 437 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blair, or 10 miles southwest of Whitesburg, moving southeast at 25 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 · Wise County

Sunday, July 5, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, July 5, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wise, moving east 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... Norton, Wise, Coeburn, and Pound.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

“At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clover Fork, or 14 miles northeast of Jonesville, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Appalachia, Duffield, Jasper, Dryden, and Pardee.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

Saturday, July 4, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 1214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Wise to 14 miles northwest of Bristol Va to near Walnut Hill to 6 miles northeast of Spurgeon. Movement was east at 25 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

Thursday, June 18, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, June 18, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Martins Fork Lake, or near Harlan, moving east 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... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Appalachia, St. Charles, Duffield, Dryden, and Pardee.”

NWS severe weather mention · Wise County

“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 · Wise County

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, June 2, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 · Wise County

Monday, May 18, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Big Stone Gap, or 14 miles northwest of Gate City, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts in excess of 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 · Wise County

Saturday, March 21, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, March 21, 2026 storm activity in Wise 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 · Wise 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 · Wise County

Sunday, March 15, 2026

2 SPC verified storm reports

“Several trees down across the county. (MRX)”

SPC verified report · 3 E Coeburn

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 · Wise County

Thursday, December 18, 2025

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, December 18, 2025 storm activity in Wise 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 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Leatherwood to near Rutledge. Movement was east at 50 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 · Wise County

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 732 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shields, or 10 miles northeast of Harlan, moving east at 60 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 · Wise 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 Wise County, VA?

The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 35 severe weather events in Wise 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 Wise County recently?

Yes — 19 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 Wise County?

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