Virginia hail map — August 18, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities on August 18, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Tuckahoe.
- Cities hit
- 2
- in Virginia
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- 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 18, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Virginia on August 18, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicTuckahoe, VA4:51 PM EDTHenrico County
Public reports from social media show large hail estimated to be around two inches in diameter in the Tuckahoe area. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterTuckahoe, VA4:51 PM EDTHenrico County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 W Laurel, VA4:52 PM EDTHenrico County
Trained spotter reported three solar pathway lights damaged from the hail with a fourth destroyed, window screen damage to a home, and hail dents in vehicles including an suv with six dents on the top. Hail was estimated to be the size of ice cubes and lasted for around seven minutes.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SE Tuckahoe, VA4:45 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NE Tuckahoe, VA4:53 PM EDTHenrico County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 ESE Short Pump, VA4:55 PM EDTHenrico County
I-64 and Parham Road.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 E Short Pump, VA5:00 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 E Short Pump, VA5:05 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Laurel, VA5:05 PM EDTHenrico County
- 0.88″ penny size Public2 SE Short Pump, VA4:50 PM EDTHenrico County
- 0.75″ penny size PublicTuckahoe, VA4:46 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 W Greendale, VA5:03 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
Showing the 12 largest of 17 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.
Other Virginia hail days
Virginia hail on August 18, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Tuckahoe. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.