Hail in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Hail in Pittsylvania County, Virginia: 199 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #622 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pittsylvania County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 199 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 Pittsylvania County archive, hail makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #622 for this hazard and #1 within Virginia, putting it in the 80.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pittsylvania County with 58 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 558
• Flash Flood 55

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

199 hail events are recorded in Pittsylvania County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pittsylvania County?

The strongest hail on record in Pittsylvania County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pittsylvania 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.