Hail and tornadoes in Suffolk County, VA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Suffolk County, VA on 35 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, May 18, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 31 hail reports in Suffolk County, VA on 21 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.5 in, near Manning, on Thu, Jun 18, 2009.
By decade: 2000s: 22 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 4
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Suffolk County, VA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 200.
Strongest
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF3 · 16 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Lummis · 200 injuries
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · EF1 · 0.3 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cleopus
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · EF1 · 2.2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Holland
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 21 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Whaleyville Airport
- Sat, May 11, 2019 · EF1 · 2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Suffolk
Most recent
- Thu, Jul 8, 2021 · EF0 · 0.89 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Kings Fork
- Thu, Jul 8, 2021 · EF0 · 1.38 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Leesville
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · EF1 · 2.2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Holland
- Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · EF1 · 0.3 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cleopus
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF0 · 11.7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Skeeter Crossing
- Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 21 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Whaleyville Airport
- Sat, May 11, 2019 · EF1 · 2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Suffolk
- Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF1 · 5.94 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Skeeter Crossing
- Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · EF3 · 16 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Lummis · 200 injuries
- Fri, Jun 25, 2004 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Suffolk Airport
By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 6
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Whaleyville, VA)
- 1 in (3 NW Cleopus, VA)
- Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Feb 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Oct 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NW HOLLAND, VA)
- Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Jul 30, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W KILBY, 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.