Hail in Stafford County, Virginia

Hail in Stafford County, Virginia: 74 recorded events between 1968 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stafford County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 74 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 Stafford County archive, hail makes up 16.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,800 for this hazard and #25 within Virginia, putting it in the 41.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Stafford County with 19 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 256
• Flood 69

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

74 hail events are recorded in Stafford County between 1968 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stafford County?

The strongest hail on record in Stafford County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Stafford 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.