Hail and tornadoes in Chesapeake County, VA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Chesapeake County, VA on 33 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Tue, Mar 9, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Tue, Mar 9, 2021

Largest reported

2 in

Thu, May 22, 2025

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Tue, Mar 9, 2021 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Tue, Mar 9, 2021: radar-estimated hail around Chesapeake County, VA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 51 hail reports in Chesapeake County, VA on 31 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Deep Creek, on Tue, Jun 9, 2009.

By decade: 2000s: 24 · 2010s: 19 · 2020s: 8

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Chesapeake County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF2 · 4.65 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Oak Grove
Thu, Oct 31, 2019 · EF1 · 4.85 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Cornland
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Yadkin
Thu, Apr 6, 2017 · EF0 · 4.4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hickory
Mon, May 4, 2009 · EF0 · 3.15 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Camden Mills

Most recent

Thu, Oct 31, 2019 · EF1 · 4.85 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Cornland
Thu, Apr 6, 2017 · EF0 · 4.4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hickory
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF2 · 4.65 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Oak Grove
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Yadkin
Mon, May 4, 2009 · EF0 · 3.15 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Camden Mills
Sat, Aug 14, 2004 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Northwest

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (1 SW Herberts Corner, VA)
Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Great Bridge, VA)
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 4, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (DEEP CREEK, VA)
- 1.5 in (4 S CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, VA)
- 1 in (3 N NORTHWEST, VA)
Tue, Mar 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.