Hail events in Campbell County, Virginia The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 126 hail events on record for Campbell County, Virginia, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 21 Sep 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 22 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Sep 21 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles ESE of LYNCHBURG ARPT

Jun 26 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles NNW of SPRING MILLS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of HAT CREEK

Apr 6 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ESE of EVINGTON

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles ESE of WINFALL. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles ESE of WINFALL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CASTLE CRAIG

Jun 16 2022

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SE of ALTAVISTA

May 3 2022

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At CONCORD

Apr 8 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of MIKE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of LAWYERS

Aug 15 2019

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles ENE of EVINGTON

May 10 2017

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles NNW of SPRING MILLS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SSW of CONCORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CONCORD

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At CONCORD

Apr 22 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At GLADYS

Sep 27 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CONCORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At RUSTBURG

Jun 23 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles ESE of LAWYERS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At RUSTBURG

May 1 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CONCORD

Sep 4 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SPRING MILLS

Aug 4 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of LYNCH STATION

May 11 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CONCORD

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Campbell County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990s	0	1	0	0	0	11	6	2	4	4	28
2000s	4	4	3	6	1	0	2	3	17	4	44
2010s	5	4	13	0	2	5	5	5	0	1	40
2020s	0	2	2	6	1	0	0 (part of the year)				11

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb1 event
Mar8 events
Apr23 events
May30 events
Jun32 events
Jul15 events
Aug10 events
Sep6 events
Oct0 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Campbell County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	69
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	46
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	11
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Campbell County beside the total of the counties of Virginia and of the United States
Measure	Campbell	All counties of Virginia	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	126	6,166	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.0	15.6	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	22.7	7.1	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Campbell County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
11 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$750	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Nov 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Sep 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jul 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jul 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Aug 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Aug 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Aug 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Sep 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 1996	Hail	1.10 in	none	County
11 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1995	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$350	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Aug 1967	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 Aug 1965	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Blacksburg, VA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Campbell County, Virginia". https://countyhazards.com/county/va/campbell/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Campbell County?: June has 32 of the 126 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Virginia?: NCEI has 6,183 hail events on record for Virginia from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Campbell County compare with the other counties of Virginia?: The counties of Virginia have 15.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. Campbell County has 25.0.
How large is the hail on record for Campbell County?: 11 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.