Virginia · May 22, 2025

Virginia hail map — May 22, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities on May 22, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Suffolk.

Hail swath map for Suffolk, VA on May 22, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Suffolk on May 22, 20251.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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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What people on the ground measured in Virginia on May 22, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service2 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 Public
    1 SW Herberts Corner, VA9:00 PM EDTCity of Chesapeake County

    Estimated egg size hail near the Grassfield High School in Chesapeake. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    1 ESE Franklin, VA8:00 PM EDTCity of Franklin County

    Golf ball size hail reported at The Serve restaurant in Downtown Franklin. Others reported minor damage to their car nearby.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    2 W Princess Anne, VA9:08 PM EDTCity of Virginia Be County

    Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    2 SSE Clay Bank, VA6:31 PM EDTGloucester County
  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    1 W White Marsh, VA6:35 PM EDTGloucester County

    Public reported estimated quarter sized hail near Rosewell area in Gloucester County via Twitter/X. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Deltaville, VA7:10 PM EDTMiddlesex County

    Public reported nickel to quarter sized hail near Deltaville in Middlesex county via Twitter/X. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    1 NNW Cheriton, VA7:45 PM EDTNorthampton County

    Public reported quarter sized hail and crop damage just north of Cape Charles on Facebook. Time estimated based on radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    2 SW Story, VA7:51 PM EDTSouthampton County

    Estimated quarter sized hail reported near Courtland. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Princess Anne, VA8:45 PM EDTCity of Virginia Be County

    Public reported near quarter inch hail in Virginia Beach near the courthouse. Time estimated based on radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    1 SE Herberts Corner, VA8:53 PM EDTCity of Chesapeake County
  • 1.00 quarter size NWS Employee
    1 W Great Bridge, VA8:55 PM EDTCity of Chesapeake County
  • 1.00 quarter size NWS Employee
    2 WSW Princess Anne, VA9:05 PM EDTCity of Virginia Be County

    Alot of 0.75 to 1 inch hail.

Showing the 12 largest of 22 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 May 22, 2025

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 Suffolk. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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