Hail and tornadoes in Virginia Beach County, VA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Virginia Beach County, VA on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Tue, Mar 9, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 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 46 hail reports in Virginia Beach County, VA on 29 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Woods Corner, on Fri, Mar 31, 2017.
By decade: 2000s: 15 · 2010s: 20 · 2020s: 11
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Virginia Beach County, VA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 10.
Strongest
- Sun, Apr 30, 2023 · EF3 · 4.5 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Ocean Park
- Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF2 · 4.21 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Woods Corner
- Thu, Jul 10, 2014 · EF0 · 0.34 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Virginia Beach · 10 injuries
- Fri, Jul 4, 2014 · EF0 · 0.31 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Ocean Park
- Sat, Aug 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.14 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Sigma
Most recent
- Sun, Apr 30, 2023 · EF3 · 4.5 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Ocean Park
- Fri, Mar 31, 2017 · EF2 · 4.21 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Woods Corner
- Thu, Jul 10, 2014 · EF0 · 0.34 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Virginia Beach · 10 injuries
- Fri, Jul 4, 2014 · EF0 · 0.31 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Ocean Park
- Sat, Aug 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.14 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Sigma
- Thu, Jul 14, 2005 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Nas Oceana
- Fri, Aug 8, 2003 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kempsville
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 1
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 27, 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.
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 31, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Oct 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 5, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NW Kempsville, VA)
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NNW KEMPSVILLE, VA)
- Thu, Aug 11, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 16, 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.
- Wed, Sep 8, 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.
- Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.