Hail Swath Map Preview
The Beckley, WV hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 1 public hail reports, 51 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 16, 2025 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Beckley, WV Hail Map
The May 16, 2025 hail swath map for Beckley, WV covers approximately 832 square miles and includes an estimated 36,834 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 276 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 18,572 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 276 sq mi | 18,572 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 264 sq mi | 12,055 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 157 sq mi | 3,922 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 104 sq mi | 1,597 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 25 sq mi | 514 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5 sq mi | 174 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Beckley, WV Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 16, 2025 hail swath map area for Beckley, WV, HailGeeks estimates 17,143 single-family homes, 496 townhomes, and 4,259 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 7,579 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 7,579 | 381 | 2,708 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 6,079 | 74 | 1,291 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 2,186 | 17 | 169 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 966 | 15 | 66 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 266 | 6 | 17 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 67 | 3 | 8 |
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Counties Inside the Beckley, WV Hail Map
Hail from the May 16, 2025 storm was mapped across 18 counties in the Beckley, WV region. Buchanan County, VA had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 3,017 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Beckley, WV Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 20 cities near Beckley, WV. War, WV had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 43 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Beckley, WV Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 16, 2025 Beckley, WV hail map spans 49 ZIP codes. ZIP 24614 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,710.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 16, 2025 hail map for Beckley, WV currently list 1 public hail reports, 51 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 2:22 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 SSE Walton | VA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 11:56 AM CT | 2 W Vansant | VA | Tree down on Kid Mill Rd in Vansant. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 12:01 PM CT | 4 WSW Iaeger | WV | McDowell County 911 Center reports a tree down 200 block of Ostenaco Rd. Power lines involved with sparks emitting from the lines. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 12:36 PM CT | 4 WSW Vansant | VA | Buchanan County 911 Center reports a tree down on Lovers Gap Rd just past Southern Gap Road. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 12:46 PM CT | 1 SSW Bradshaw | WV | Tree down on Marshall Highway near Sunamco Market in Jolo. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 12:55 PM CT | 1 WSW Chapmanville | WV | Tree down on Crawley Creek Road between Canoe Bridge Rd and Mills Branch Road near Chapmanville... WV. Tree is blocking half a lane. | |
May 16, 2025 12:56 PM CT | 1 ESE Davy | WV | Tree down on Big Jenny Branch Road near Davy... WV. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:00 PM CT | 1 W Kimball | WV | Tree damage resulting in 52 customers without power. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:02 PM CT | 1 N Anawalt | WV | Tree reported down blocking one lane of Spencer Bottom Road. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:03 PM CT | 2 NW Raven | VA | A couple trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Mill Creek Road near Boxwood Lane. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:12 PM CT | 1 SW Bluefield | WV | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Cherry Street near the intersection with Woodside Drive. | |
May 16, 2025 1:15 PM CT | 1 NW Chapmanville | WV | Tree down blocking 1 lane on Route 10 at Stone Branch Road. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:16 PM CT | 4 W Glen Daniel | WV | Raleigh County 911 center reports a tree down in the 100 block of Trump Road in Bolt... WV. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:18 PM CT | 3 NNW Glen Daniel | WV | Raleigh County 911 reports a tree down in the 3500 block of Coal River Rd in Dameron... WV. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:18 PM CT | 1 SW Ceres | WV | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on the 400 block of Ingleside Road close to a water plant. | |
May 16, 2025 1:25 PM CT | 4 ENE Rocky Gap | VA | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Niday Drive. | |
May 16, 2025 1:33 PM CT | 3 E Fedscreek | KY | Pike County dispatch reported a utility line knocked down onto a roof and a power pole blown over in the 3000 block of Fedscreek Road. Time of occurrence estimated from radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:41 PM CT | 4 SSE Suiter | VA | Social media post reported several trees down across Route 42 in Bland County. | |
May 16, 2025 1:43 PM CT | 4 SSW Kimberling | VA | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along the 3800 block of East Blue Grass Trail. | |
May 16, 2025 1:44 PM CT | 3 NNW Mechanicsburg | VA | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Wilderness Road and Kimberling Road. | |
May 16, 2025 1:49 PM CT | 3 NE Mechanicsburg | VA | Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along the 800 block of Wilderness Road. | |
May 16, 2025 1:54 PM CT | 2 SSW Logan | WV | Logan 911 center reports a tree down blocking the southbound lane on Route 44 near the ATV crossing south of Logan. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:54 PM CT | 3 ENE Grundy | VA | Buchanan County 911 center reports tree down around the 80 block of Slate Creek Rd. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 1:58 PM CT | 2 SSW Bradshaw | WV | Tree reported down on Marshall Highway blocking the roadway. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 2:01 PM CT | 7 SSE War | WV | Tree down on Rift-Berwind Rd near the railroad trussel by the VA line. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 2:05 PM CT | 5 SW Welch | WV | Multiple trees reported down. | |
May 16, 2025 10:06 PM CT | 3 NNE Cross Lanes | WV | Tree damage resulting in over 600 customers without power. | |
May 16, 2025 10:15 PM CT | 1 ENE Culloden | WV | Tree down on Stuart Cir and US 60 in Hurricane. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:20 PM CT | 1 SW Hurricane | WV | Tree down on one lane across Teays Valley Rd. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:20 PM CT | 1 WNW Winfield | WV | Tree down blocking one lane toward Teays Valley. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:26 PM CT | 4 WNW Clendenin | WV | Tree damage resulting in over 100 customers without power. | |
May 16, 2025 10:40 PM CT | 4 E Clendenin | WV | Tree fell and made contact with a power line on Barren Creek Rd. There are currently 29 customers without power in the area. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:42 PM CT | 4 N Delbarton | WV | Tree blocking entire road in Elk Creek. Traffic cannot get by. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:45 PM CT | 1 ESE Chief Logan State | WV | Several trees down in Crooked Creek. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:46 PM CT | 9 SW Clay | WV | Tree made contact with power lines in the area of Little Sycamore Rd and Lizemore Rd. Time is estimated via radar. Approximately 6 customers are without power in the area. | |
May 16, 2025 10:55 PM CT | 2 SE Madison | WV | Tree down in Madison. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 10:58 PM CT | 6 NNE Clay | WV | Tree down in Ivydale. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 11:03 PM CT | 1 WSW Madison | WV | Tree down. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 11:15 PM CT | 6 SE Madison | WV | Tree down. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 11:22 PM CT | 7 SSW Madison | WV | Tree down. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 11:30 PM CT | 2 N Marmet | WV | Tree damage resulting in over 200 customers without power. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 16, 2025 11:48 PM CT | 1 SW Oak Hill | WV | Tree contact resulting in 10 customers without power. | |
May 16, 2025 11:50 PM CT | 1 WNW Hawks Nest State | WV | Tree reported down covering one lane of roadway near the intersection of Midland Trail and Turkey Creek Road. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 17, 2025 12:05 AM CT | 3 ENE Piney View | WV | Tree down on Army Camp Rd in Prince. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 17, 2025 12:13 AM CT | 1 ESE Trout | WV | Tree down on Sunlight Road near the intersection with Friars Hill Road. | |
May 17, 2025 12:25 AM CT | 3 SE Meadow Bluff | WV | Tree down on Spotts Ridge Road and blocking the roadway. | |
May 17, 2025 12:28 AM CT | 2 SSE Williamsburg | WV | Tree down and blocking the road in the 5000 block of Raders Valley Road. | |
May 17, 2025 12:31 AM CT | 2 ENE Trout | WV | Tree down at the intersection of Laurel Hill Road and Chestnut Ridge Road... and blocking the roadway. | |
May 17, 2025 12:32 AM CT | 3 W Renick | WV | Tree down in the 2000 block of Germany Road and blocking the roadway. | |
May 17, 2025 12:32 AM CT | 2 SW Ronceverte | WV | Tree down on power lines... blocking entire road on Rockland Road. | |
May 17, 2025 1:09 AM CT | 5 W Davenport | VA | Power outage caused by tree damage affecting nearly 100 customers along Frying Pan Road north of Carrie... VA. | |
May 16, 2025 2:11 PM CT | 63 mph | 1 NE Merrimac | VA | 55 knot gust measured on RSOIS unit. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 16, 2025 Beckley, WV storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Beckley, WV Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Beckley, WV region as the May 16, 2025 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 24, 2024 through May 13, 2025, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from May 13, 2025.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Beckley, WV
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