McDowell 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 McDowell County, West Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 54 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 24 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
McDowell County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across McDowell County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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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 0.5"
“At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hanover, or 8 miles northwest of Welch, moving northeast at 15 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...”
“At 927 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of Hanover, or 8 miles northwest of Welch, moving east at 55 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" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1006 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Turkey Creek to Fishtrap Lake to Speight. Movement was 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...”
“Medium sized tree limbs broken... report from mPING. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Bradshaw SPC verified report
Thursday, August 27, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hanover, or 8 miles west of Pineville, moving northeast at 20 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...”
“At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Gilbert Creek, or 15 miles west of Welch, 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" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell 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 McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mullens to near Biggs. Movement was 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 322 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Delbarton, or near Williamson, 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... Williamson, Delbarton, R.d.”
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1200 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Jewell Ridge, or 11 miles east of Grundy, moving southeast 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... War, Cucumber, and Jolo.”
“At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Paw Paw, or 8 miles north of Grundy, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 W Iaeger SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown War SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Kimball SPC verified report
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 908 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Argo, or 10 miles northeast of Grundy, moving north 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... Hinch, Gilbert Creek, Iaeger, Stacy, Panther, Hurley, and Roseann.”
- Wind 50 mph McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grundy, moving northeast at 15 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... Grundy, Bradshaw, Iaeger, Stacy, Panther, Avondale, Jolo, Roseann, and Vansant.”
“At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Hinch to near Gilbert Creek to 10 miles northeast of Grundy. Movement was east at 15 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.”
- Hail 0.5" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of War, or 13 miles southwest of Welch, moving north at 15 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 1235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hanover, or 8 miles southwest of Pineville, moving north at 10 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" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Davy SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SW Bradshaw SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Davy SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 414 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Hanover, or 10 miles northwest of Welch, 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...”
“Tree down across both lanes of Peeled Chestnut Ridge Road. Time is estimated by radar. (RLX)”
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Anawalt SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW War SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Iaeger SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Coal City to Welch. Movement was east 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...”
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hanover to Grundy. 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" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 W Iaeger SPC verified report
Friday, June 12, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Northfork, or 8 miles west of Matoaka, 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...”
“At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Northfork to near Jewell Ridge. These storms were 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...”
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Anawalt SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 E Northfork SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Welch, moving south at 20 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...”
“At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pineville, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Welch, Pineville, Davy, Keystone, Kimball, and Wolf Pen.”
- Hail 0.5" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 W Gary SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gary, or near Welch, 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...”
- Hail 0.88" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Northfork, or 9 miles southeast of Welch, moving northeast at 15 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... Gary, Anawalt, Maybeury, and Jenkinjones.”
“At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Northfork, or 9 miles southeast of Welch, moving east at 20 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" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down blocking one lane of Panther Mohawk Road. (RLX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 W Gary SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 WNW Iaeger SPC verified report
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — 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.”
“Tree down blocking most of Berwind Mtn Rd. (RLX)”
- Wind 50 mph McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 S War SPC verified report
Friday, December 19, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 132 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Mount Hope to near Mullens to near Tiptop. 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...”
“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 McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDowell County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in McDowell County, WV?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 21, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 54 severe weather events in McDowell 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 McDowell County recently?
Yes — 30 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.
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