Hail in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Hail in Rockbridge County, Virginia: 65 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,944 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rockbridge County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 65 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 Rockbridge County archive, hail makes up 18.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,944 for this hazard and #34 within Virginia, putting it in the 37.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Rockbridge County with 18 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 205
• Flash Flood 52

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

65 hail events are recorded in Rockbridge County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rockbridge County?

The strongest hail on record in Rockbridge County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Rockbridge 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.