Hail events in Henrico 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 105 hail events on record for Henrico County, Virginia, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 18 Aug 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 36 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

Aug 18 2024

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile SW of QUIOCCASIN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of WEST END MANOR

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles NNE of BEVERLY HILLS. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of WEST END MANOR

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles WNW of WEST END MANOR

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile W of ROSLYN HILLS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NNE of BEVERLY HILLS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NE of BEVERLY HILLS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SW of QUIOCCASIN

Jun 30 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of GLEN ALLEN

May 26 2024

Hail2.40 in, hen egg size

At LEWIS GARDENS

Jun 26 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of HIGHLAND SPGS

Apr 1 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of VARINA GROVE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of GLEN ALLEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of DUMBARTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of GLEN ALLEN

Oct 17 2022

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of SANDSTON

May 31 2019

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SW of HIGHLAND SPGS

May 10 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of GLEN ALLEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of GLEN ALLEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SHORT PUMP

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of LAUREL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At SHORT PUMP

May 27 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of WINDSOR PLACE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NE of LAUREL

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 Henrico 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	2	0	9
1990s	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	2	1	12
2000s	4	2	0	2	2	1	3	3	0	14	31
2010s	1	2	2	1	6	0	4	9	5	1	31
2020s	0	0	1	5	11	0	0 (part of the year)				17

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
Feb2 events
Mar2 events
Apr13 events
May31 events
Jun20 events
Jul19 events
Aug15 events
Sep2 events
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Henrico County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	26
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	64
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	15
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: Henrico County beside the total of the counties of Virginia and of the United States
Measure	Henrico	All counties of Virginia	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	105	6,166	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	44.9	15.6	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	3.1	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 Henrico County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
25 Feb 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Sep 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jul 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Feb 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jul 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
14 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 2006	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
25 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
1 Jul 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Aug 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1988	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 Jul 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1985	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Mar 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Mar 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Aug 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Aug 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 1969	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
18 Jun 1969	Hail	1.12 in	none	County
19 Apr 1969	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 1960	Hail	1.00 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: Wakefield, 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 Henrico County, Virginia". https://countyhazards.com/county/va/henrico/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 Henrico County?: May has 31 of the 105 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 Henrico County compare with the other counties of Virginia?: The counties of Virginia have 15.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. Henrico County has 44.9.
How large is the hail on record for Henrico County?: 15 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.