Hail map for Richmond, VA — August 18, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Richmond on August 18, 2024.
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- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.00″
- 7.5 mi away · Public
Sizes come from NOAA radar, 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 Richmond, VA on August 18, 2024
17 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained observers 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 PublicTuckahoe, VA · 7.5 mi away4:51 PM EDTHenrico County
Public reports from social media show large hail estimated to be around two inches in diameter in the Tuckahoe area. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterTuckahoe, VA · 7.5 mi away4:51 PM EDTHenrico County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 W Laurel, VA · 7.6 mi away4:52 PM EDTHenrico County
Trained spotter reported three solar pathway lights damaged from the hail with a fourth destroyed, window screen damage to a home, and hail dents in vehicles including an suv with six dents on the top. Hail was estimated to be the size of ice cubes and lasted for around seven minutes.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NE Tuckahoe, VA · 6.7 mi away4:53 PM EDTHenrico County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SE Tuckahoe, VA · 6.8 mi away4:45 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 ESE Short Pump, VA · 7.6 mi away4:55 PM EDTHenrico County
I-64 and Parham Road.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 E Short Pump, VA · 9.0 mi away5:05 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 E Short Pump, VA · 9.5 mi away5:00 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Laurel, VA · 8.1 mi away5:05 PM EDTHenrico County
- 0.88″ penny size Public2 SE Short Pump, VA · 8.4 mi away4:50 PM EDTHenrico County
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 W Greendale, VA · 5.3 mi away5:03 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size PublicTuckahoe, VA · 7.3 mi away4:46 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public2 NE Roslyn Hills, VA · 5.4 mi away4:50 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 SE Tuckahoe, VA · 6.8 mi away4:48 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size PublicTuckahoe, VA · 7.3 mi away4:44 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public2 NW Laurel, VA · 7.7 mi away5:06 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public3 NW Laurel, VA · 8.3 mi away4:58 PM EDTHenrico County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
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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Richmond hail on August 18, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Richmond that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.