Hail and tornadoes in Lancaster County, VA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Lancaster County, VA on 6 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Fri, Jun 16, 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.
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 7 hail reports in Lancaster County, VA on 5 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Kilmarnock, on Wed, Jun 3, 2009.
By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Lancaster County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 5.
Strongest
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF2 · 14.21 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Palmer · 5 injuries
- Thu, Apr 6, 2017 · EF1 · 3.71 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Irvington
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF1 · 3.26 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Morattico
- Tue, May 25, 2004 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near White Stone
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022 · EF0 · 11.49 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Monaskon
Most recent
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022 · EF0 · 11.49 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Monaskon
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF2 · 14.21 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Palmer · 5 injuries
- Mon, Aug 7, 2017 · EF0 · 2.09 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Weems
- Thu, Apr 6, 2017 · EF1 · 3.71 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Irvington
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF1 · 3.26 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Morattico
- Thu, Jun 18, 2015 · EF0 · 3.82 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Mollusk
- Tue, May 25, 2004 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near White Stone
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Lancaster, VA)
- Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Oct 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
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.