Virginia hail map — May 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 Virginia cities on May 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Norfolk.
- Cities hit
- 4
- 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 May 26, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Virginia on May 26, 2024
7 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.40″ hen egg size PublicSandston, VA5:36 PM EDTHenrico County
(delayed report) A photo taken from Sandston showed a ruler next to a hailstone. The hailstone had a large spike that measured 2.4 inches in diameter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SE Sugar Grove, VA4:27 PM EDTSmyth County
Two-inch diameter hail was observed along Flat Ridge Road.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 WSW Norfolk Internati, VA1:51 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur Radio1 SE Downtown Norfolk, VA2:16 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
QUARTER SIZE HAIL BOUNCING OFF OF PAVEMENT AND VEHICLES. HEAVY RAIN.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SSE Downtown Norfolk, VA2:21 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
Picture via X.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Whitetop, VA4:25 PM EDTGrayson County
Quarter-size hail was observed along Highway 58 in the community of Whitetop.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SE White Gate, VA5:13 PM EDTGiles County
Hail up to the size of quarters fell about one mile southeast of White Gate.
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 May 26, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 Virginia cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Norfolk. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.