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Hail in Virginia: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

3,824 hail reports in Virginia since 2006. The largest stones measured 4 in (grapefruit) near Upper Zion on Aug 7, 2023.

Recent hail in Virginia

Hail map of Virginia: the last 12 months

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Each dot is one hail report since Sep 29, 2025 (107 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in Virginia by year

Cities in Virginia with the most hail

• Vinton
  72 hail days
• Roanoke
  68 hail days
• Hollins
  65 hail days
• Cloverdale
  64 hail days
• Cave Spring
  56 hail days
• Christiansburg
  55 hail days
• Pannill Fork
  55 hail days
• Blue Ridge
  54 hail days
• Martinsville
  54 hail days
• Radford
  54 hail days
• Collinsville
  52 hail days
• Salem
  52 hail days
• Blacksburg
  48 hail days
• Daleville
  47 hail days
• Dublin
  45 hail days
• Lynchburg
  45 hail days
• Galax
  44 hail days
• Greenbriar
  43 hail days
• Idylwood
  43 hail days
• Chantilly
  42 hail days
• Dunn Loring
  42 hail days
• Centreville
  41 hail days
• Chesapeake
  41 hail days
• Madison Heights
  41 hail days
• Norfolk
  41 hail days
• Portsmouth
  41 hail days
• Timberlake
  41 hail days
• Tysons
  41 hail days
• West Lynchburg
  41 hail days
• Baileys Crossroads
  40 hail days

Counties

• Accomack
  15 hail reports
• Albemarle
  73 hail reports
• Alleghany
  25 hail reports
• Amelia
  16 hail reports
• Amherst
  50 hail reports
• Appomattox
  21 hail reports
• Arlington
  11 hail reports
• Augusta
  52 hail reports
• Bath
  22 hail reports
• Bedford
  125 hail reports
• Bland
  12 hail reports
• Botetourt
  39 hail reports
• Buchanan
  23 hail reports
• Buckingham
  50 hail reports
• Campbell
  80 hail reports
• Caroline
  25 hail reports
• Carroll
  91 hail reports
• Charlotte
  26 hail reports
• Chesapeake (C)
  45 hail reports
• Chesterfield
  75 hail reports
• Clarke
  25 hail reports
• Craig
  11 hail reports
• Culpeper
  34 hail reports
• Cumberland
  10 hail reports
• Danville (C)
  14 hail reports
• Dickenson
  26 hail reports
• Essex
  12 hail reports
• Fairfax
  89 hail reports
• Fauquier
  39 hail reports
• Floyd
  51 hail reports
• Fluvanna
  17 hail reports
• Franklin
  116 hail reports
• Franklin (C)
  10 hail reports
• Frederick
  58 hail reports
• Fredericksburg (C)
  16 hail reports
• Galax (C)
  17 hail reports
• Giles
  40 hail reports
• Gloucester
  20 hail reports
• Goochland
  10 hail reports
• Grayson
  59 hail reports
• Greene
  13 hail reports
• Halifax
  63 hail reports
• Hampton (C)
  21 hail reports
• Hanover
  44 hail reports
• Henrico
  68 hail reports
• Henry
  89 hail reports
• Highland
  20 hail reports
• Hopewell (C)
  12 hail reports
• Isle Of Wight
  22 hail reports
• King George
  26 hail reports
• King William
  16 hail reports
• Lee
  33 hail reports
• Loudoun
  102 hail reports
• Louisa
  36 hail reports
• Lunenburg
  10 hail reports
• Lynchburg (C)
  23 hail reports
• Madison
  19 hail reports
• Martinsville (C)
  10 hail reports
• Mecklenburg
  23 hail reports
• Montgomery
  98 hail reports
• Nelson
  38 hail reports
• New Kent
  10 hail reports
• Newport News (C)
  20 hail reports
• Norfolk (C)
  27 hail reports
• Northampton
  11 hail reports
• Orange
  39 hail reports
• Page
  36 hail reports
• Patrick
  86 hail reports
• Pittsylvania
  130 hail reports
• Portsmouth (C)
  13 hail reports
• Powhatan
  16 hail reports
• Prince Edward
  23 hail reports
• Prince George
  25 hail reports
• Prince William
  52 hail reports
• Pulaski
  57 hail reports
• Rappahannock
  14 hail reports
• Richmond
  16 hail reports
• Roanoke
  74 hail reports
• Roanoke (C)
  22 hail reports
• Rockbridge
  49 hail reports
• Rockingham
  62 hail reports
• Russell
  11 hail reports
• Salem (C)
  12 hail reports
• Scott
  12 hail reports
• Shenandoah
  36 hail reports
• Smyth
  40 hail reports
• Southampton
  19 hail reports
• Spotsylvania
  70 hail reports
• Stafford
  50 hail reports
• Suffolk (C)
  27 hail reports
• Tazewell
  69 hail reports
• Virginia Beach (C)
  43 hail reports
• Warren
  24 hail reports
• Washington
  21 hail reports
• Westmoreland
  12 hail reports
• Wise
  14 hail reports
• Wythe
  64 hail reports
• York
  11 hail reports

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