Hail in Botetourt County, Virginia

Hail in Botetourt County, Virginia: 79 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. 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 Botetourt County is the 2000s, when 40 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 Botetourt County archive, hail makes up 24.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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 Botetourt County with 28 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 164
• Flash Flood 43

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

79 hail events are recorded in Botetourt County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Botetourt County?

The strongest hail on record in Botetourt County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Botetourt 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.