Hail map for Charlottesville, VA — August 14, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Charlottesville on August 14, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 70%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 3.50″
- 11.4 mi away · Storm Chaser
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 70% over Charlottesville that day — high: around even odds of 1″ hail reaching the ground. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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 Charlottesville, VA on August 14, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 3.50″ baseball size Storm ChaserUnion Mills, VA · 11.4 mi away6:04 PM EDTFluvanna County
3.5 inch measured hailstone in Union Mills, VA.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 N Lake Monticello, VA · 10.1 mi away5:58 PM EDTFluvanna County
Cars dented. Siding damaged.
- 2.75″ baseball size Broadcast MediaUnion Mills, VA · 11.4 mi away6:02 PM EDTFluvanna County
Baseball sized hail reported in Union Mills. Picture of dented car was also included.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Local Official2 E Charlottesville, VA · 2.1 mi away5:41 PM EDTAlbemarle County
Also reports of hail damage to vehicles at the same location.
- 2.20″ hen egg size Trained Spotter3 E Charlottesville, VA · 2.1 mi away5:39 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 WNW Shadwell, VA · 2.6 mi away5:41 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media3 NNE Charlottesville, VA · 3.5 mi away5:35 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SSE Shadwell, VA · 5.5 mi away5:50 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media1 E Lake Monticello, VA · 11.4 mi away6:00 PM EDTFluvanna County
Golf ball sized hail reported in the Lake Monticello area.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 S Keswick, VA · 6.5 mi away5:45 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Lake Monticello, VA · 11.4 mi away6:06 PM EDTFluvanna County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 E Charlottesville, VA · 1.2 mi away5:41 PM EDTCity of Charlottes County
Quarter-sized hail reported near intersection of River Road and Long Street in Charlottesville.
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.
Charlottesville hail on August 14, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Charlottesville that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.