Lincoln County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Lincoln County, West Virginia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 57 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 30 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 27 hail reports with hail up to 0.5". 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.
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Last 30 days in Lincoln County
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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
4 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near East Lynn Lake to 6 miles northeast of Blaine. Movement was 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...”
“At 1241 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dunlow, or 8 miles northeast of Inez, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Harts SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW West Hamlin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 ESE Hamlin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S West Hamlin SPC verified report
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ceredo, or 7 miles west of Beech Fork State Park, moving east 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Over 200 customers without power due to tree damage. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 5 S Culloden SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Teays Valley, or near Winfield, moving 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... Charleston, Nitro, Winfield, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gill, or 14 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... Spurlockville, Gill, Harts, Palermo, and Mud.”
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
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" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
“At 258 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ceredo to near Beech Fork State Park to near Burnaugh. 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 Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Proctorville to near Bruin. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 633 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hamlin, 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... Nitro, Hamlin, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Institute, or near Nitro, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beech Fork State Park, moving northeast 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 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Hode, or 14 miles west of Logan, 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... Harts, Dingess, and Breeden.”
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 422 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Gay-Shamrock, or 9 miles west of Logan, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Logan, Chapmanville, Mount Gay-Shamrock, Holden, Chief Logan State Park, Harts, West Logan, Mitchell Heights, Mount Gay, Verdunville, and Dingess.”
“At 436 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chief Logan State Park, or near Logan, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 328 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntington to near Centerville to Fort Gay to near Blaine. Movement was east at 65 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 Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1137 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dunlow, or near Louisa, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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 0.25" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 23, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 253 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Yatesville Lake State Park, moving 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...”
“At 214 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Amma to near South Charleston. 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... Charleston, Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 7 NW Danville 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 Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln 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 Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
2 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 246 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Dunlow, or 14 miles south of Wayne, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lincoln 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" Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1215 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Gallipolis to McClure. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 15, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1155 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Huntington, moving southeast 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Lincoln County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lincoln County, WV?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 57 severe weather events in Lincoln County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Lincoln County recently?
Yes — 27 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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