Wirt County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Wirt County, West Virginia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 51 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 31 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 20 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". 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.
Wirt County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Wirt County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Storm exposure for an address in Wirt 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 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1242 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lubeck to near Sandyville to near Ripley. 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...”
“At 1220 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Racine, moving southeast 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... Forked Run State Park, Chester, and Portland. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 149 and 161.”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Elizabeth SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Elizabeth SPC verified report
Saturday, September 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Belmont to near Elizabeth to 10 miles northeast of Sandyville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, September 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Spencer, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Arnoldsburg and Mount Zion.”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 5, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 730 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elizabeth to Ravenswood. Movement was east 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 654 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Elizabeth to 9 miles east of Sandyville. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 SE Elizabeth SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Elizabeth SPC verified report
Friday, September 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 S Elizabeth SPC verified report
Saturday, August 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Woodsfield to 7 miles east of Mineralwells. Movement was east 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 801 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Washington, or near Belpre, 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" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1038 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ravenswood, or 7 miles southeast of Forked Run State Park, moving southeast at 60 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 Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Glenville to 6 miles southwest of Ravenswood. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 939 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Forked Run State Park, moving east at 35 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 1012 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elizabeth, 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" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tuppers Plains to 6 miles west of Oak Hill. Movement was southwest 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...”
“At 317 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Vienna, or near Parkersburg, 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elizabeth, moving north at 5 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... Elizabeth, Morristown, and Rockport. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 158 and 166.”
- Wind 55 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ravenswood, or 9 miles southeast of Forked Run State Park, moving east 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... Ravenswood, Rockport, and Portland.”
“At 117 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lubeck, or near Parkersburg, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 4 N Elizabeth SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Spencer to near Winfield. 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...”
“At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pine Grove to near Ravenswood. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Elizabeth SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Grantsville, moving east at 30 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...”
“At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elizabeth, 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... Elizabeth, Cherry, Freeport, Greencastle, Brohard, Macfarlan, Palestine, and Munday.”
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sandyville, or near Ripley, moving northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 240 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ripley, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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 0.75" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 638 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elizabeth, moving east at 35 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... Elizabeth, Smithville, Freeport, Brohard, Macfarlan, Palestine, Cherry, and Munday.”
“At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mineralwells, or 7 miles southeast of Parkersburg, moving east at 40 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 0.88" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Elizabeth SPC verified report
Monday, March 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 141 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of West Union to 6 miles northwest of Spencer. 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...”
“At 1259 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Marietta to Mason. 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Ripley, Harrisville, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
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 Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt 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 Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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 149 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Elizabeth, moving east at 50 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1111 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Racine, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Racine, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, Mineralwells, Lubeck, Portland, Belleville, Reedsville, Greencastle, Morristown, and Rockport.”
- Hail 0.25" Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 139 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Grantsville to near Clay to Oak Hill. 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 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wirt County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wirt County, WV?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 21, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 51 severe weather events in Wirt 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 Wirt County recently?
Yes — 20 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 Wirt County?
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