Roanoke City, VA — Severe Weather & Radar
No active severe-weather warnings for Roanoke City, VA right now. Live radar is below — set up alerts to get warned the moment one is issued.
Severe-weather outlook
No severe-weather risk is outlooked for Roanoke City, VA today.
3-day forecast
Forecast: NOAA National Blend of Models.
When is severe weather most likely near Roanoke?
In Roanoke City, severe thunderstorms are most common from June through August.
Damaging winds, hail, and localized flooding are the usual threats; tornadoes are less frequent than in the Plains or Southeast but do occur, often along summer cold fronts.
Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 1 tornado in Roanoke City, VA; the strongest, an EF0 on June 3, 2008 near Roanoke.Hail and tornado history for Roanoke City, VA →
In Roanoke City, VA
Roanoke City, VA has an estimated 100,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 10 nursing homes, 29 schools, 3 dialysis centers that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.
Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →
Rivers near Roanoke
The level, flood stage and National Weather Service forecast at the nearest river gauges:
Nearby areas
Live radar and active alerts for places near Roanoke:
Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.