Hail map for Fairfax, VA — April 15, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Fairfax on April 15, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.50″
- 8.1 mi away · Public
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 Fairfax, VA on April 15, 2024
16 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 11 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SW Westover, VA · 8.1 mi away3:15 PM EDTFairfax County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr1 W Westover, VA · 8.5 mi away3:13 PM EDTArlington County
Emergency Management reported half dollar size hail near the East Falls Church Metro Station.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee1 E Falls Church, VA · 8.5 mi away3:15 PM EDTArlington County
NWS Employee reported half dollar sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioVienna, VA · 4.8 mi away3:18 PM EDTFairfax County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterFalls Church, VA · 7.5 mi away3:21 PM EDTCity of Falls Chur County
A trained spotter reported 1 inch hail near the 400 block of W Broad St in Falls Church.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicFalls Church, VA · 7.7 mi away3:15 PM EDTCity of Falls Chur County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterWestover, VA · 9.8 mi away3:15 PM EDTArlington County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee2 SW Oak Grove, VA · 10.3 mi away2:55 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 W Reagan National Air, VA · 12.8 mi away3:29 PM EDTArlington County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 WNW Reagan National A, VA · 13.3 mi away3:32 PM EDTArlington County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee3 NNE Arcola, VA · 14.4 mi away2:42 PM EDTLoudoun County
NWS Employee reported quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 SW The Mall, DC · 14.6 mi away3:28 PM EDTANZ535 County
A NWS Employee reported 1 inch hail near the Potomac River just south of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 WNW Reagan National A, VA · 13.9 mi away3:23 PM EDTArlington County
A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail near the 1800 block of Richmond Hwy.
- 0.75″ penny size Amateur Radio1 SE Reston, VA · 6.6 mi away2:56 PM EDTFairfax County
Amateur Radio report of dime sized hail near South Lakes Dr and Two Branches Rd in Reston.
- 0.75″ penny size Amateur Radio1 W Dulles Internationa, VA · 10.9 mi away2:43 PM EDTLoudoun County
Amateur Radio report of dime size hail 1 mi W of Dulles.
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter2 W Reagan National Air, VA · 12.8 mi away3:23 PM EDTArlington County
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.
Fairfax hail on April 15, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Fairfax that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.