87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Hail in Fauquier County, Virginia: 87 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,616 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fauquier County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fauquier County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 87 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 Fauquier County archive, hail makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,616 for this hazard and #18 within Virginia, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fauquier County with 29 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2024 | WARRENTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | CATLETT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | MARSHALL | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | UPPERVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | AUBURN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | WARRENTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | HUME | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | ORLEAN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | DELAPLANE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | LINDEN | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fauquier County
- Thunderstorm Wind 502
- Flood 92
- Flash Flood 53
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fauquier County, Virginia?
87 hail events are recorded in Fauquier County between 1960 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fauquier County?
The strongest hail on record in Fauquier County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Fauquier 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 Fauquier County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/fauquier-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.