Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Prince George County, Virginia

40

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$2K

Property damage

Hail in Prince George County, Virginia: 40 recorded events between 1976 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,420 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Prince George County, Virginia: events per decade

Hail in Prince George County, Virginia: recorded events per decade
Hail in Prince George County, Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Prince George County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 40 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 Prince George County archive, hail makes up 11.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,420 for this hazard and #52 within Virginia, putting it in the 22.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
3Feb
2Mar
1Apr
11May
11Jun
10Jul
2Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Prince George County with 11 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jun 8, 2023NEW BOHEMIA1.25$0
Jun 8, 2023NEW BOHEMIA1$0
May 15, 2018PRINCE GEORGE1$0
May 15, 2018PRINCE GEORGE1$0
Feb 25, 2017JEFFERSON PARK1$0
Feb 25, 2016PRINCE GEORGE1$0
Feb 24, 2016JEFFERSON PARK1$0
May 22, 2014NEWVILLE1$0
May 22, 2014DISPUTANTA1.25$0
May 22, 2014GARYSVILLE1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

40 hail events are recorded in Prince George County between 1976 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Prince George County?

The strongest hail on record in Prince George County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Prince George 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.

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“Hail in Prince George County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/prince-george-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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