Hail and tornadoes in James City County, VA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in James City County, VA on 15 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Mon, May 27, 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 18 hail reports in James City County, VA on 13 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Toano, on Wed, Aug 11, 1999.
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 12 · 2020s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched James City County, VA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 2.
Strongest
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF3 · 3.42 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Grove
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Five Forks
- Thu, Oct 11, 2018 · EF1 · 2.09 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Norge
- Wed, Jan 11, 2006 · F1 · 0.8 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Jamestown · 2 injuries
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Jamestown
Most recent
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Five Forks
- Thu, Oct 11, 2018 · EF1 · 2.09 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Norge
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF3 · 3.42 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Grove
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Jamestown
- Wed, Jan 11, 2006 · F1 · 0.8 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Jamestown · 2 injuries
- Mon, Aug 30, 2004 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Jamestown
- Mon, Aug 30, 2004 · F0 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Jamestown
By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 27, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (GROVE, VA)
- Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 2, 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.
- Wed, May 4, 2022
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 17, 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.