Hail in Virginia — where it hits, county by county
Virginia logged 229 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Virginia →Top hail counties in Virginia (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun | 44 | 8.8 | Sep | 20% |
| Montgomery | 35 | 7.0 | Sep | 0% |
| Bedford | 24 | 4.8 | Apr | 4% |
| Henrico | 22 | 4.4 | Aug | 18% |
| City of Virginia Be | 18 | 3.6 | May | 6% |
| CHESTERFIELD | 16 | 3.2 | Apr | 6% |
| PITTSYLVANIA | 15 | 3.0 | May | 27% |
| Rockbridge | 15 | 3.0 | Apr | 0% |
| Albemarle | 14 | 2.8 | May | 36% |
| Fairfax | 13 | 2.6 | Apr | 15% |
| Appomattox | 13 | 2.6 | Dec | 8% |
Virginia hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Virginia?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Virginia are Loudoun, Montgomery, Bedford. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Virginia?
Reported hail in Virginia peaks around September, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Virginia's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 229 reports over 5 years.