Boone 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 Boone County, West Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 35 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 72 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 37 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 17, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Boone County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Boone County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
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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.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Catlettsburg to Alum 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" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Chesapeake, or 11 miles east of Madison, moving north 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" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 840 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison, 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...”
“Tree damage resulting in approximately 30 customers without power. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Sylvester SPC verified report
Saturday, August 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Chief Logan State Park, or near Logan, moving east 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...”
“At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chapmanville, or 8 miles northwest of Logan, moving east at 25 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 832 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Chesapeake to near Hode. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 157 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Glen to near Chesapeake. Movement was southeast at 25 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 240 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Van to 6 miles east of Hode. Movement was east at 40 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" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports
“A downed tree was observed along Pond Fork Road. Time estimated via radar. (RLX)”
“A downed tree blocked portions of Emmons Road in Ashford. Time estimated via radar. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SE Madison SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 9 WSW Marmet SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 SW Madison SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 8 S Madison SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 SW Madison SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Madison, moving southeast 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... Madison, Van, Wharton, Bald Knob, Danville, Whitesville, Sylvester, Turtle Creek, Prenter, Foster, Stickney, Sharples, and Jeffrey.”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree in the roadway on Middle White Oak Rd and Dairy Ln. (RLX)”
“Over 500 customers without power due to tree damage between Danville and Julian. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 7 NE Madison SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NNW Danville SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down fully blocking Jone Branch Road in Jeffrey. Time estimated from radar.... (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 6 SSW Madison SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ranger, or 7 miles south of Hamlin, moving east 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" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison and Turtle Creek. 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...”
“Tree down on the Veterans Memorial Bypass. Time estimated by radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW Madison SPC verified report
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1013 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Julian, or 7 miles northwest of Madison, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Madison, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
“At 1206 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chapmanville, or 7 miles southwest of Madison, 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... Madison, Chapmanville, Van, Julian, Danville, Foster, Turtle Creek, Sharples, and Jeffrey.”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 8 SW Chesapeake SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Bald Knob to Twin Falls State Park. Movement was 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...”
“At 104 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harts, or 11 miles northwest of Logan, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several trees down in and near Julian... including on Camp Creek Rd and Johns Hollow Rd. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 NNE Danville SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Poca to Chestnut. Movement was southeast 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... Charleston, Nitro, Madison, Winfield, Logan, Hamlin, Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
“Tree in Roadway on WV 85 Foot of Bolt Mtn. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 8 NNE Oceana SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Sylvester SPC verified report
Friday, June 12, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bradley to near Bald Knob. 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamlin, moving east 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 7 SW Marmet SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 SSW Marmet SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Julian, or 10 miles northeast of Madison, moving east 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...”
“At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ranger, or 7 miles southwest of Hamlin, 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... Hamlin, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Danville SPC verified report
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Amherstdale-Robinette, or near Logan, moving east at 40 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... Logan, Amherstdale-Robinette, Sharples, and Blair.”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alum Creek, or 11 miles east of Hamlin, moving northeast 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... Alum Creek, Tornado, Sod, and Yawkey.”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 708 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chesapeake, or 9 miles southeast of Charleston, moving southeast 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harts, or 16 miles south of Hamlin, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Madison, Chapmanville, Ranger, Gill, Spurlockville, Harts, Julian, Danville, Turtle Creek, Woodville, Foster, Alkol, Mud, and Jeffrey.”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marmet, or 10 miles south of Charleston, moving east at 45 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...”
“At 456 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Madison, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Madison, Seth, Foster, and Racine.”
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Van, or 8 miles southeast of Madison, moving northeast at 30 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...”
“At 856 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harts, or 16 miles northwest of Logan, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Spurlockville, Gill, Harts, Alkol, Turtle Creek, and Mud.”
- Hail 0.88" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 144 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Ripley to near Hamlin. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Ripley, Winfield, Hamlin, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Sylvester SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 8 WSW Marmet SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE Madison SPC verified report
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western 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 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western 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 Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Strong winds are moving through the area behind the passage of a cold front. Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph may continue for the rest of the afternoon before diminishing toward evening. These gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 415 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Oceana, or 13 miles north of Pineville, moving east at 50 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5"
“Quarter size hail just outside of Racine. Verified with social media photo. (RLX)”
“At 606 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Poca, or near Nitro, 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...”
- Hail 1.5" 5 SW Whitesville SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 9 SW Marmet SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 919 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamlin, moving east at 60 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 100 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Sandyville to near Madison. Movement was southeast 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...”
“At 1258 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Van to 8 miles south of Gilbert Creek. 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 Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Boone County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Boone County, WV?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 17, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 72 severe weather events in Boone 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 Boone County recently?
Yes — 35 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" 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 Boone County?
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