Hail map for Sterling, VA — April 15, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Sterling 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
- 1.75″
- 7.0 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 Sterling →What people on the ground measured in Sterling, VA on April 15, 2024
10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 NW Arcola, VA · 7.0 mi away2:40 PM EDTLoudoun County
Reported golf ball sized hail in Hanson Park.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee2 SW Oak Grove, VA · 3.2 mi away2:55 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee3 NNE Arcola, VA · 4.0 mi away2:42 PM EDTLoudoun County
NWS Employee reported quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 N Arcola, VA · 5.8 mi away2:40 PM EDTLoudoun County
A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Brambleton.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 ENE Dawsonville, MD · 11.5 mi away2:30 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioVienna, VA · 12.1 mi away3:18 PM EDTFairfax County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 S Lucketts, VA · 13.4 mi away1:59 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 0.75″ penny size Amateur Radio1 W Dulles Internationa, VA · 5.1 mi away2:43 PM EDTLoudoun County
Amateur Radio report of dime size hail 1 mi W of Dulles.
- 0.75″ penny size Amateur Radio1 SE Reston, VA · 7.0 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 Trained Spotter1 WNW Gaithersburg, MD · 14.2 mi away2:25 PM EDTMontgomery County
Trained spotter reported dime sized hail in Gaithersburg.
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.
Sterling hail on April 15, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Sterling that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.