Hail and tornadoes in Washington County, VA
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Washington County, VA on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Tue, Aug 11, 2026. 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 25 hail reports in Washington County, VA on 18 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Glade Spg, on Sat, Apr 9, 2011.
By decade: 2000s: 9 · 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 6
Tornadoes since 1950
6 tornadoes have touched Washington County, VA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 4 and injured 50.
Strongest
- Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · EF3 · 16.9 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Clip · 4 deaths, 50 injuries
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 0.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Green Cove
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 3.9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Vance
- Thu, Mar 1, 2012 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Haskell
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Haskell
Most recent
- Thu, Mar 1, 2012 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Haskell
- Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · EF3 · 16.9 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Clip · 4 deaths, 50 injuries
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 0.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Green Cove
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 3.9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Vance
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Haskell
- Tue, Jun 16, 2009 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Watauga
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 21, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 NNW Abingdon, VA)
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 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.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 16, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 2, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 ESE BENHAMS, VA)
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NE ABINGDON, VA)
- 1 in (GLADE SPRING, VA)
- 1 in (3 WNW BRISTOL VA, 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.