Hail events in Henry 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 130 hail events on record for Henry County, Virginia, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 18 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 19 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

Jul 18 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of IRISBURG

May 16 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

The site does not show the place text of this record

May 8 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of BASSETT

May 16 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of MOUNTAIN VLY

Apr 6 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSE of FONTAINE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of CHESTNUT KNOB

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile W of HORSE PASTURE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles S of SPENCER. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

May 6 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of RIDGEWAY

Apr 9 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MOUNTAIN VLY

Apr 8 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of LEATHERWOOD. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Apr 22 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of COLLINSVILLE

Sep 29 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles WSW of RIDGEWAY

May 3 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of RIDGEWAY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of RIDGEWAY

Mar 14 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of JONES CREEK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of FIGSBORO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of BASSETT FORKS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SSE of SPENCER

Aug 4 2015

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BASSETT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of PHILPOTT

Jun 27 2015

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SSE of FONTAINE

Jun 22 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles S of SANVILLE

Jun 17 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of COLLINSVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of CHATMOSS

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 Henry 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	2	0	0	0	0	2
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4
1990s	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	6	3	19
2000s	2	2	1	0	5	4	6	8	18	4	50
2010s	3	3	11	6	2	9	7	1	0	0	42
2020s	1	1	1	5	0	3	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
Feb0 events
Mar11 events
Apr18 events
May40 events
Jun32 events
Jul11 events
Aug11 events
Sep6 events
Oct0 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Henry County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	60
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	52
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	16
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	2
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: Henry County beside the total of the counties of Virginia and of the United States
Measure	Henry	All counties of Virginia	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	130	6,166	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	34.0	15.6	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	25.9	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 Henry County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
17 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Aug 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 Aug 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
22 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
24 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Nov 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Sep 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Sep 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
5 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
28 Sep 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jul 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1998	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 1998	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$300 thousand	County
18 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Sep 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$50	County
18 May 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Jun 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1984	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jul 1967	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Sep 1960	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Jun 1955	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
5 Mar 1955	Hail	2.00 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: 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 Henry County, Virginia". https://countyhazards.com/county/va/henry/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 Henry County?: May has 40 of the 130 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 Henry County compare with the other counties of Virginia?: The counties of Virginia have 15.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. Henry County has 34.0.
How large is the hail on record for Henry County?: 18 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.