Hail and tornadoes in Arlington County, VA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Arlington County, VA on 9 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jul 15, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 15 hail reports in Arlington County, VA on 11 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.5 in, near Arlington, on Wed, Aug 11, 2004.
By decade: 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
4 tornadoes have touched Arlington County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 2.
Every one
- Thu, Jul 1, 2021 · EF1 · 2.86 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Barcroft
- Thu, Apr 6, 2017 · EF0 · 1.93 mi long, 50 yd wide · near South Washington
- Mon, Sep 24, 2001 · F1 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Arlington · 2 injuries
- Sun, May 25, 1997 · F0 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Shirlington
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 W Reagan National Air, VA)
- 1.25 in (1 W Westover, VA)
- Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 31, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.