Hail in Wythe County, Virginia

Hail in Wythe County, Virginia: 94 recorded events between 1995 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wythe County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 94 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 Wythe County archive, hail makes up 35.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #17 within Virginia, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Wythe County with 32 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 99
• Flash Flood 43

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

94 hail events are recorded in Wythe County between 1995 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wythe County?

The strongest hail on record in Wythe County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Wythe 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.