Virginia Hail Map & History
Virginia was hit as recently as 2026-09-04, 10 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 433 separate hail days in Virginia since 2010, across 2,306 individual storm reports. 50 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 4.75 inches on 2023-08-07 near Fort A.p. Hill, Caroline.
Virginia's Piedmont and Shenandoah valley take spring and summer hail from frontal and terrain-driven storms. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Virginia. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Virginia averages 25 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 3 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Richmond, Virginia Beach, Roanoke, Lynchburg.
When it hails in Virginia
Virginia's busiest hail month is May, with 109 of its 433 hail days on record. April through August holds 379 of them, 88% of the record.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| February | 7 |
| March | 18 |
| April | 50 |
| May | 109 |
| June | 94 |
| July | 69 |
| August | 57 |
| September | 26 |
| October | 2 |
| December | 1 |
Top Virginia counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania | 40 | 2.00″ |
| Bedford | 37 | 2.75″ |
| Fairfax | 32 | 2.00″ |
| Franklin | 32 | 1.75″ |
| Albemarle | 30 | 2.50″ |
| Patrick | 29 | 2.75″ |
Virginia hail history by county
40 Virginia counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Pittsylvania County · Bedford County · Fairfax County · Franklin County · Albemarle County · Patrick County · Carroll County · Loudoun County · Augusta County · Henry County · Halifax County · Buckingham County · Chesterfield County · Pulaski County · Roanoke County · Rockingham County · Amherst County · Henrico County · Nelson County · Spotsylvania County · Campbell County · Frederick County · Rockbridge County · Wythe County · Fauquier County · Shenandoah County · Tazewell County · Culpeper County · Grayson County · Hanover County · Montgomery County · Stafford County · Prince William County · Orange County · Botetourt County · Floyd County · Lee County · City of Roanoke · City of Chesapeak · Louisa County
Recent Virginia hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 1.50″ | 4 |
| 2026-09-03 | 1.75″ | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 | 1.50″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-27 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-14 | 3.50″ | 13 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-07-28 | 1.75″ | 2 |
| 2026-07-26 | 2.00″ | 7 |
How to read the Virginia map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Virginia only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.