Hail in Southampton County, Virginia

Hail in Southampton County, Virginia: 46 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Southampton County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 46 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 Southampton County archive, hail makes up 16.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #44 within Virginia, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Southampton County with 16 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.

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

46 hail events are recorded in Southampton County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Southampton County?

The strongest hail on record in Southampton County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Southampton 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.