Hail in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Hail in Chesapeake city, Virginia: 74 recorded events between 1990 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. 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 Chesapeake city is the 2000s, 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 Chesapeake city archive, hail makes up 22.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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 Chesapeake city with 24 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 143
• Heavy Rain 45

How many hail events are on record in Chesapeake city, Virginia?

74 hail events are recorded in Chesapeake city between 1990 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Chesapeake city?

The strongest hail on record in Chesapeake city measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Chesapeake city 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.