Hail map for Reston, VA — August 29, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Reston on August 29, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.50″
- 5.6 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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Every storm over Reston →What people on the ground measured in Reston, VA on August 29, 2024
11 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public2 SSE Countryside, VA · 5.6 mi away4:48 PM EDTLoudoun County
Hail 2.5 inches in diameter reported on Ridgetop Circle in Sterling. Numerous vehicles with broken windshields.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media2 ESE Countryside, VA · 6.2 mi away4:51 PM EDTLoudoun County
Delayed Report. Numerous reports recieved from public, broadcast media showing hail up to at least 2 inches in diameter in the Cascades area. Hail measured 2.3 inch on Terrie Drive in Sterling.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 N Sterling Park, VA · 5.6 mi away4:55 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 ESE Countryside, VA · 6.7 mi away4:56 PM EDTLoudoun County
Ping pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Algonkian Pkwy and Countryside Blvd.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SW Germantown, MD · 13.5 mi away5:31 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterBoyds, MD · 14.7 mi away5:12 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast MediaHerndon, VA · 2.6 mi away4:37 PM EDTFairfax County
Delayed Report. Quarter-sized hail in Herndon
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 NE Sterling Park, VA · 4.4 mi away4:46 PM EDTLoudoun County
Quarter sized hail in the 100 block of Cardinal Glen Circle.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 N Sterling Park, VA · 5.1 mi away4:46 PM EDTLoudoun County
Quarter sized hail near the intersection of Maries Road and Cascades Parkway.
- 1.00″ quarter size Social Media2 ESE Countryside, VA · 6.2 mi away4:54 PM EDTLoudoun County
Quarter sized hail in the Cascades area of Sterling.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 SE Poolesville, MD · 11.6 mi away5:23 PM EDTMontgomery 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.
Reston hail on August 29, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Reston that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.