Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Has it hailed in Wood County, West Virginia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 31 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 80 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 49 high-wind reports with gusts up to 59 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 Wood 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 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree and lines down blocking North Hills Drive. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 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...”
“Behind Grand Central mall... large tree fell across the railroad tracks. (RLX)”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles west of Sistersville to 8 miles southeast of Chesterhill. 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.”
“At 1144 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Beverly to near Chesterhill. 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1220 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving 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...”
“At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Washington, or near Belpre, moving 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 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 654 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boaz, or near Marietta, moving northeast at 30 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, St.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down near Willie Lane and Pike Street in South Parkersburg. Time estimated by radar. (RLX)”
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Trees down near Williamstown. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
“Tree down near the church on Old Saint Marys Pike. Time estimated from radar. (RLX)”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coolville, moving northeast at 10 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... Coolville, Washington, Lubeck, Little Hocking, and Blennerhassett.”
“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.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 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 146 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Pennsboro to 7 miles west of North Bend State Park. 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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1043 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lubeck, or near Parkersburg, 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...”
“At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Elizabeth, moving northeast 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pomeroy, 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Multiple large tree branches down with one large tree uprooted. (RLX)”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
“At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Athens to near Oak Hill. 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree limb went through roof of house and water pouring into house. (RLX)”
4 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5"
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (RLX)”
“A couple of simultaneous reports of quarter-sized hail in Parkersburg... one on 19th street. (RLX)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
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.”
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.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree fell on power lines at Neal Street and 4th Ave. (RLX)”
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...”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 348 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boaz, or near Marietta, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Harrisville, St.”
“At 326 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chesterhill, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Chesterhill, Vienna, Williamstown, Boaz, North Hills, Amesville, Fleming, Blennerhassett, and Bartlett. This includes the following highways...”
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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 80 severe weather events in Wood County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 31 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.
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