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Hail reports Virginia

No hail has been reported anywhere in Virginia during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Virginia sees 182 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.50 inches. That stone fell at Culpeper on May 4, 1996. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place Virginia at 24 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 182 hail reports in Virginia a year, across about 31 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Virginia

Largest hailstones recorded in Virginia since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCulpeper, Culpeper CountyMay 4, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitFree Union, Albemarle CountyJun 4, 2002
4.25 inchesSoftballJarratt, Sussex CountyMay 9, 2003
4.00 inchesSoftballUpper Zion, Caroline CountyAug 7, 2023
3.75 inchesTea cupQuinque, Greene CountyJun 16, 2008
3.50 inchesTea cupWinchester Airport, Frederick CountyApr 23, 1999
3.00 inchesTea cupHampton, Hampton (C) CountyJun 13, 1998
3.00 inchesTea cupSouth Boston, Halifax CountyMay 2, 2002
3.00 inchesTea cupClarksville, Mecklenburg CountyMay 2, 2002
3.00 inchesTea cupVinton, Roanoke CountyMay 22, 2004

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Virginia, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.048284451221680.50.30.5

Counties in Virginia with the most hail reports

Counties in Virginia with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Pittsylvania6.1
Franklin5.7
Bedford5.5
Loudoun4.9
Montgomery4.5
Henry4.4
Carroll4.4
Fairfax4.2
Patrick4.1
Chesterfield3.7

Cities in Virginia with hail data

Tracked cities in Virginia with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Roanoke16.63.00 inches May 22, 2004
Richmond13.43.00 inches May 27, 2017
Norfolk10.33.00 inches Jun 13, 1998

Virginia counties with hail reports in 2026

A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.

Recent days with reports in Virginia

All Virginia storm days

National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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