Hail in Frederick County, Virginia

Hail in Frederick County, Virginia: 79 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Frederick County is the 2010s, when 37 of the county's 79 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Frederick County archive, hail makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #22 within Virginia, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Frederick County with 27 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 260
• Flood 112

How many hail events are on record in Frederick County, Virginia?

79 hail events are recorded in Frederick County between 1960 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Frederick County?

The strongest hail on record in Frederick County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Frederick County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.