Hail in Shenandoah County, Virginia

Hail in Shenandoah County, Virginia: 48 recorded events between 1967 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Shenandoah County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 48 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 Shenandoah County archive, hail makes up 9.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #43 within Virginia, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Shenandoah County with 13 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 244
• Flood 128
• Flash Flood 48

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

48 hail events are recorded in Shenandoah County between 1967 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Shenandoah County?

The strongest hail on record in Shenandoah County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Shenandoah 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.