Hail and tornadoes in Harrisonburg County, VA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Harrisonburg County, VA on 4 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Mon, Jun 26, 2023. 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.

Days with hail
4
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
2
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
1+ in
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Largest reported
1.75 in
Thu, May 15, 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 Mon, Jun 26, 2023 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Mon, Jun 26, 2023: radar-estimated hail around Harrisonburg County, VA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 4 hail reports in Harrisonburg County, VA on 3 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Harrisonburg, on Thu, May 15, 2025.

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2020s: 2

Tornadoes since 1950

No tornadoes recorded in Harrisonburg County, VA since 1950.

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Fri, Jul 11, 2025

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

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, May 15, 2025

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

    Reported in the county
    • 1.75 in (2 NNW Harrisonburg, VA)
  • Mon, Aug 7, 2023

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

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jun 26, 2023

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

    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.