Hail and tornadoes in Isle of Wight County, VA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Isle of Wight County, VA on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Jun 16, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 days.
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 25 hail reports in Isle of Wight County, VA on 18 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Smithfield, on Sat, Feb 25, 2017.
By decade: 2000s: 12 · 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 3
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Isle of Wight County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF2 · 22.61 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Ballards Xrds
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF1 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Maynards Xrds
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023 · EF0 · 8.46 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Smithfield
- Thu, Jul 8, 2021 · EF0 · 2.98 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Smithfield
- Thu, Mar 18, 2021 · EF0 · 4.18 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Walters
Most recent
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023 · EF0 · 8.46 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Smithfield
- Thu, Jul 8, 2021 · EF0 · 2.98 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Smithfield
- Thu, Mar 18, 2021 · EF0 · 4.18 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Walters
- Tue, Sep 29, 2020 · EF0 · 4.3 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Windsor
- Fri, Apr 19, 2019 · EF0 · 2.9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Smithfield
- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 · EF0 · 1.36 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lawson
- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 · EF0 · 1.95 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Isle Of Wight
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF2 · 22.61 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Ballards Xrds
- Mon, Apr 20, 2009 · EF0 · 7.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Raynor
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF1 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Maynards Xrds
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 25, 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- 1.75 in (1 ESE Franklin, VA)
- Fri, Jul 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 10, 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.
- Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 E FRANKLIN, VA)
- Wed, May 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (MOGARTS BEACH, VA)
- Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 ENE ISLE OF WIGHT, VA)
- 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 22, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Jul 31, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 WNW MOGARTS BEACH, 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.