Hail and tornadoes in Lee County, VA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Lee County, VA on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, Oct 29, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.

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

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Wed, Oct 29, 2025

Largest reported

1.5 in

Thu, May 8, 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 Wed, Oct 29, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Wed, Oct 29, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Lee County, VA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 40 hail reports in Lee County, VA on 28 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Pennington Gap, on Sun, Jul 27, 2014.

By decade: 2000s: 18 · 2010s: 14 · 2020s: 8

Tornadoes since 1950

7 tornadoes have touched Lee County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

Tue, May 16, 2023 · EF1 · 0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Ben Hur
Tue, May 16, 2023 · EF1 · 0.55 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dot
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mc Connels
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Caylor · 1 injury
Wed, May 26, 2004 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Jonesville

Most recent

Tue, May 16, 2023 · EF1 · 0.55 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dot
Tue, May 16, 2023 · EF1 · 0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Ben Hur
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mc Connels
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Caylor · 1 injury
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Jonesville
Wed, May 26, 2004 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Jonesville
Wed, May 26, 2004 · F0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rose Hill

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 2

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, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 18, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Oct 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 ESE Ewing, VA)
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (Dryden, VA)
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 NNE Ewing, VA)
Sat, Sep 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
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.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (JONESVILLE, VA)
- 1.5 in (2 ENE EWING, VA)
- 1.25 in (6 E CUMBERLAND GAP, VA)
Wed, May 18, 2022
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.