Hail and tornadoes in Westmoreland County, VA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Westmoreland County, VA on 23 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Jun 16, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 0 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 24 hail reports in Westmoreland County, VA on 19 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Colonial Beach, on Mon, Jun 11, 2007.
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 14 · 2010s: 4
Tornadoes since 1950
6 tornadoes have touched Westmoreland County, VA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF1 · 9.59 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Nomini Grove
- Fri, May 28, 2021 · EF0 · 0.11 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Westmoreland
- Fri, Feb 21, 2014 · EF0 · 0.84 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Foneswood
- Sun, Apr 4, 1999 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kinsale
- Sat, Jul 13, 1996 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Hague
Most recent
- Fri, May 28, 2021 · EF0 · 0.11 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Westmoreland
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF1 · 9.59 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Nomini Grove
- Fri, Feb 21, 2014 · EF0 · 0.84 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Foneswood
- Sun, Apr 4, 1999 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kinsale
- Sat, Jul 13, 1996 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Hague
- Mon, Jun 24, 1996 · F0 · 1 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Baynesville
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Sat, Jul 18, 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.
- Wed, May 27, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 9, 2025
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.
- Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023
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.
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 4, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.