Hail and tornadoes in Stafford County, VA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Stafford County, VA on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jul 15, 2024. 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.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

Largest reported

2.25 in

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

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, Jul 15, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Jul 15, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Stafford County, VA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 58 hail reports in Stafford County, VA on 34 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Holly Corner, on Fri, Jun 26, 2009.

By decade: 2000s: 20 · 2010s: 30 · 2020s: 8

Tornadoes since 1950

11 tornadoes have touched Stafford County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Thu, May 8, 2008 · EF2 · 3.42 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Berea
Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF1 · 6.92 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Glendia
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 · EF1 · 3.53 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Storch
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 · EF1 · 1.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Glendia
Fri, Sep 17, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near White Oak

Most recent

Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF1 · 6.92 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Glendia
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 · EF0 · 2 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Midway Is
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Midway Is
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 · EF1 · 1.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Glendia
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 · EF1 · 3.53 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Storch
Thu, May 8, 2008 · EF2 · 3.42 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Berea
Thu, May 11, 2006 · F0 · 0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Falmouth
Fri, Sep 17, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 100 yd wide · near White Oak
Wed, Sep 8, 2004 · F0 · 5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Garrisonville
Wed, Sep 8, 2004 · F0 · 5.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near White Oak

By decade: 2000s: 8 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 1

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 14, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 30, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Dec 31, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Garrisonville, VA)
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 ENE Holly Corner, VA)
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SW Garrisonville, VA)
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 WSW Brookfield, VA)
Wed, Aug 10, 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.
Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Nov 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 13, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 2.25 in (2 WNW FALMOUTH, VA)
Mon, Jul 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 8, 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.