Hail and tornadoes in Grayson County, VA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Grayson County, VA on 23 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, May 26, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.

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

Days with hail
23
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
11
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
2+ in
Sun, May 26, 2024
Largest reported
2 in
Sat, Mar 27, 2021

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 Sun, May 26, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Sun, May 26, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Grayson County, VA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 63 hail reports in Grayson County, VA on 40 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Elk Creek, on Sat, Mar 27, 2021.

By decade: 2000s: 27 · 2010s: 29 · 2020s: 7

Tornadoes since 1950

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

Every one

  • Tue, Jul 5, 2022 · EF1 · 2.2 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Baywood
  • Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 0.57 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Providence
  • Wed, May 6, 2009 · EF0 · 0.14 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Oldtown

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 1

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Mon, Sep 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Sep 5, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 12, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Apr 1, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Jul 9, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jun 28, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 30, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Aug 29, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    Reported in the county
    • 1 in (1 NE Whitetop, VA)
  • Wed, May 22, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Sep 7, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 2, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 5, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, May 21, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, May 15, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 3, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Aug 30, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 27, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 14, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Aug 10, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 26, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 25, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Mar 27, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported in the county
    • 1.75 in (2 ESE ELK CREEK, VA)
    • 1.25 in (VOLNEY, VA)
    • 2 in (1 W FRIES, VA)

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.