99
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$57K
Property damage
Hail in Tazewell County, Virginia: 99 recorded events between 1995 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Tazewell County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Tazewell County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 99 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 Tazewell County archive, hail makes up 25.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #15 within Virginia, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Tazewell County with 24 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | ADRIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | TAZEWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | BURKES GARDEN | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | BENBOW | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | BAILEY | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | BLUEFIELD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | TAZEWELL | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | ASBERRYS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | CLAYPOOL HILL | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | THOMPSON VLY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Tazewell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 141
- Flash Flood 85
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail ranged from quarter size to hens egg size for a duration of twenty minutes from three miles northwest of Tazewell to one mile east-northeast of Tazewell. The hail caused damage to vehicles. Damage values are estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Tazewell County, Virginia?
99 hail events are recorded in Tazewell County between 1995 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Tazewell County?
The strongest hail on record in Tazewell County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Tazewell 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Tazewell County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/tazewell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.