Hail in Orange County, Virginia

Hail in Orange County, Virginia: 53 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Orange County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 53 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 Orange County archive, hail makes up 10.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #38 within Virginia, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Orange County 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 283
• Flood 93

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

53 hail events are recorded in Orange County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Orange County?

The strongest hail on record in Orange County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Orange 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.