Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Summers County, West Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 18 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 28 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 10 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Summers County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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.
See the specifics — free →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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 732 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Summersville, moving southeast 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. Locations impacted include... Rainelle... Rupert... Quinwood... Bingham... Trout... Lawn... and Leonard.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Low Moor to Wolfcreek. Movement was south 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. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Ronceverte... Alderson...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Elton, or 7 miles north of Sandstone, 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... Rainelle... Rupert... Quinwood...”
“At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Flat Top, or near Camp Creek, 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. Locations impacted include... Princeton... Hinton... Rainelle... Alderson... Athens... Rupert... and Quinwood.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Babcock State Park, 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. Locations impacted include... Rainelle... Alderson... Rupert... Quinwood... Renick... Falling Spring... and Asbury.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 825 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ellison, or over Pipestem, moving north 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... Hinton... Pipestem... Ellison... Buck... Bluestone State Park...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Downed power lines off Temple Street. (RNK)”
1 SPC verified storm report
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Boissevain, or 7 miles northwest of Bluefield, 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. Locations impacted include... Bluefield... Princeton... Pearisburg... Dublin... Narrows... Pembroke... and Athens.”
“At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Talcott, or 7 miles east of Hinton, 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. Locations impacted include... Union... Pipestem... Laurel Branch... Pickaway... Buck... Glace... and Wayside.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elton, or near Sandstone, 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. Locations impacted include... Alderson... Sandstone... Lawn... Elton... and Glenray.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Quinwood to near Pipestem to near Burkes Garden. Movement was east 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. Locations impacted include... Bluefield... Princeton... Hinton... Rainelle... Alderson...”
“At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Babcock State Park to near Tazewell. Movement was 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. Locations impacted include... Richlands... Bluefield... Tazewell... Hinton... Saltville...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Asbury, or near Lewisburg, 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. Locations impacted include... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... Alderson... Asbury... Greenbrier River Trail...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“One inch size hail reported at Pipestem Resort State Park. (RNK)”
“At 215 PM EDT, amateur radio operators reported a strong thunderstorm over Pipestem, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pipestem... Red Sulphur Spring... Buck... Wayside... Pipestem Resort State Park... Raines Corner... and Lick Creek.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 325 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Marlinton to near Alvon to Glenray. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Buck to Rich Creek to Fort Chiswell. Movement was east 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... Radford... Pulaski... Pearisburg... Hinton... Dublin... Narrows... and Alderson.”
“At 639 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Mount Hope to near Quarry. Movement was northeast at 45 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... Bluefield... Bland... Princeton... Marion... Tazewell... Hinton... and Saltville.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...In Virginia, Bland, Smyth, and Tazewell Counties. In West Virginia, Mercer, Summers, and Western Greenbrier Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM EDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 529 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shady Spring, or near Beckley, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hinton... Sandstone... Elton... Glenray... Bluestone State Park... Jumping Branch... and Hix.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 211 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers along a line extending from Craigsville to Indian Mills. 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... Lewisburg... Hinton... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... Rainelle... Alderson... and Rupert.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 28 severe weather events in Summers County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 18 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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