Virginia hail map — August 7, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities on August 7, 2023. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Staunton.
- Cities hit
- 2
- in Virginia
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Virginia cities hit on August 7, 2023
What people on the ground measured in Virginia on August 7, 2023
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 4.75″ softball size Trained Spotter1 SSW Fort A.p. Hill, VA7:05 PM EDTCaroline County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SSW Fort A.P. Hill. Time estimated from radar. Hail stone was measured approximately 15 minutes after the hail core passed over this location, and a picture from another spotter corroborates the increased hail size.
- 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter1 SSW Fort A.p. Hill, VA7:05 PM EDTCaroline County
Time estimated from radar. Hail stone was measured approximately 15 minutes after the hail core passed over this location.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained SpotterTrimbles Mill, VA4:09 PM EDTAugusta County
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter3 NW Supply, VA7:20 PM EDTCaroline County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast MediaMcDowell, VA2:55 PM EDTHighland County
WDBJ photo relayed of tennis ball sized hail.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media2 S Staunton, VA4:22 PM EDTCity of Staunton County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast MediaEarlysville, VA5:02 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media1 N Mustoe, VA2:47 PM EDTHighland County
WHSV photo of two inch hail.
- 2.00″ hen egg size CoCoRaHS2 S Staunton, VA4:15 PM EDTCity of Staunton County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media2 NW Waynesboro, VA4:29 PM EDTCity of Waynesboro County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media1 SSW Staunton, VA4:15 PM EDTCity of Staunton County
Golf ball sized hail measured near Staunton.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter3 N Earlysville, VA5:08 PM EDTAlbemarle County
Showing the 12 largest of 21 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Virginia hail on August 7, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Staunton. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.