Hail in Pulaski County, Virginia

Hail in Pulaski County, Virginia: 97 recorded events between 1984 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,466 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pulaski County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 97 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 Pulaski County archive, hail makes up 29.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,466 for this hazard and #16 within Virginia, putting it in the 52.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pulaski County with 37 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 150
• Flash Flood 46

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

97 hail events are recorded in Pulaski County between 1984 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pulaski County?

The strongest hail on record in Pulaski County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Pulaski 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.