Hail Roanoke, VA
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Roanoke. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Roanoke has collected 10 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.00 inches and fell at 1 ENE Stewartsville. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Roanoke. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 16.6 hail reports a year, coming on about 7.5 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 3.00 inches, on May 22, 2004.
Hail storms near Roanoke in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 3 SE CallawayFranklin County | Public |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 3 N Cave SpringCity of Roanoke County | Public |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 ENE StewartsvilleBedford County | Trained Spotter |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.88 inches nickel | 3 NNW StewartsvilleBedford County | Public |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 3 NE StewartsvilleBedford County | Trained Spotter |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 3 WNW StewartsvilleBedford County | Trained Spotter |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | Rocky MountFranklin County | Public |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.88 inches nickel | 3 WNW StewartsvilleBedford County | Trained Spotter |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 7 WSW SedaliaBedford County | Public |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 7 NNE ThaxtonBedford County | Trained Spotter |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Roanoke
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00 inches | Tea cup | Vinton, Roanoke County | May 22, 2004 |
| 2.75 inches | Baseball | Thaxton, Bedford County | Jun 23, 2016 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Fincastle, Botetourt County | Jul 2, 2002 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Roanoke, Roanoke (C) County | Aug 1, 2019 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Roanoke, Roanoke County | May 5, 1996 |
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.
Hailstone sizes recorded near Roanoke
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 150 | 43% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 196 | 56% |
| 2 inches and larger | 2 | 1% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 348 reports within 25 miles of Roanoke from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.