Hail map for Roanoke, VA — September 7, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Roanoke on September 7, 2023.
- 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″
- 5.0 mi away · NWS Employee
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 Roanoke, VA on September 7, 2023
3 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.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 W Hollins, VA · 5.0 mi away4:50 PM EDTRoanoke County
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter1 NNE Salem City, VA · 6.6 mi away4:40 PM EDTCity of Salem County
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 NNE Salem City, VA · 6.3 mi away4:39 PM EDTCity of Salem 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.
Roanoke hail on September 7, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Roanoke that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.