170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$7.5M
Property damage
Hail in Loudoun County, Virginia: 170 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #795 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Loudoun County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Loudoun County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 170 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 Loudoun County archive, hail makes up 15.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #795 for this hazard and #5 within Virginia, putting it in the 74.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Loudoun County with 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | WHEATLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 2.3 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 2.5 | $100K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BROAD RUN FARMS | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | STERLING | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | DULLES INTL ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | WAXPOOL | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Loudoun County
- Thunderstorm Wind 678
- Flood 109
- Flash Flood 70
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Three-quarter-inch hail covered the ground along federal Highway 15 in Loudoun County. Penny-size hail was also reported near Berryville on Route 7 in Clarke County and one in hail in Leland Park and Clifton in Orange County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Loudoun County, Virginia?
170 hail events are recorded in Loudoun County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Loudoun County?
The strongest hail on record in Loudoun County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Loudoun 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 Loudoun County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/loudoun-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.