Hail map for Portsmouth, VA — May 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Portsmouth on May 26, 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
- 1.00″
- 1.6 mi away · Amateur Radio
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 Portsmouth, VA on May 26, 2024
3 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.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur Radio1 SE Downtown Norfolk, VA · 1.6 mi away2:16 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
QUARTER SIZE HAIL BOUNCING OFF OF PAVEMENT AND VEHICLES. HEAVY RAIN.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SSE Downtown Norfolk, VA · 1.6 mi away2:21 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
Picture via X.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 WSW Norfolk Internati, VA · 5.7 mi away1:51 PM EDTCity of Norfolk County
Time estimated from radar.
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.
Portsmouth hail on May 26, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Portsmouth that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.