Wise 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 Wise County, Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 21 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 39 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 18 high-wind reports with gusts up to 81 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.
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.
What the radar showed
Storm exposure for an address in Wise County
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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
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", 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.”
“At 157 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wise. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Norton, Wise, and Coeburn.”
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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.”
“At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles north of Gate City, moving south 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1028 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Eolia, or 8 miles southeast of Whitesburg, moving southeast at 30 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... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pound, St.”
- Wind 55 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 N Big Stone Gap SPC verified report
Monday, August 17, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holmes Mill, or 11 miles northeast of Jonesville, moving southeast 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... Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, St. Charles, Duffield, Dryden, and Jasper.”
“At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wise, moving east 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... Norton, Wise, Coeburn, and St. Paul.”
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several downed trees... some partially blocking road. Time estimated via radar. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Wise SPC verified report
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shelby Gap to Kings Creek. Movement was 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 13, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Beefhide to Hyden. Movement was 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... Pound and Pardee.”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Pound SPC verified report
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 81 mph
“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)”
“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.”
- Wind 81 mph 2 E Wise SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NNW Wise SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 S Pound SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
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.”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“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 Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
3 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" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Several trees down across the county. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 E Coeburn SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Wise SPC verified report
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" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wise County NWS severe weather mention
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wise County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wise County, VA?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 21, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 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 — 21 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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