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Hail dates in Montgomery County, Maryland
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Montgomery County on 21 days since 2016 (55 separate reports, 48 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on May 2, 2016; the most recent hail was May 3, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Montgomery County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported near Damascus. |
| 2024-08-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Ping pong ball size hail was reported in the 19900 block of Clopper Road. |
| 2024-04-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported east-northeast of Dawsonville. |
| 2023-09-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported in Kensington. |
| 2022-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Poolesville. |
| 2021-07-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported near Gaithersburg. |
| 2021-07-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Quarter size hail was reported near Aspen Hill. |
| 2021-06-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported near Washington Grove/Gaithersburg. |
| 2020-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported in Bethesda. |
| 2020-04-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-20 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail up to the size of nickels (0.88 in diameter) was reported. |
| 2019-06-02 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 15 | Hail up to the size of hen eggs (2.0 in diameter) was reported. |
| 2017-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2017-05-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2017-04-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 9 | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2017-04-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2016-08-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2016-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2016-06-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-02 | 2.75" (baseball) | 7 | Reported by DMAM2, hail stone measured 1.5 inches tall by 3 inches wide. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 3 | 17 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Montgomery County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 463 reports since 2016, strongest 92 mph. 7 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-12 | 92 mph | 4 | Hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted around Olney, with dozens falling onto houses and cars. |
| 2020-04-13 | 86 mph | 11 | Numerous (hundreds) of trees (healthy pine and oak trees) were uprooted or snapped from near Norbeck Coutry Club to Winter Laurel Drive i… |
| 2023-07-29 | 85 mph | 10 | Hundreds of trees, branches and wires blew down between Rockville and North Bethesda. Trees blew down onto cars and porches in the Bethes… |
| 2025-05-16 | 81 mph | 15 | Dozens of trees blew down in Derwood. |
| 2021-07-26 | 81 mph | 2 | Numerous trees and wires blew down in and near Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Damage was most focused and severe along Sligo Creek Parkwa… |
| 2020-02-07 | 81 mph | 2 | Tree fell into a house. Multiple trees and a couple light poles blown down and shed blown apart in parking lot of Montgomery College - Ge… |
| 2019-07-22 | 81 mph | 4 | Numerous healthy trees and limbs were blown down just north of Friendship. Roof shingles were stripped from at least one home. A tree was… |
| 2019-05-23 | 81 mph | 8 | Numerous trees were blown down and snapped. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Montgomery County?
May 3, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on May 2, 2016.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Fairfax County, VA (17 mi) · Loudoun County, VA (24 mi) · Anne Arundel County, MD (28 mi) · Frederick County, MD (29 mi) · Prince William County, VA (30 mi) · Baltimore County, MD (36 mi) · Charles County, MD (38 mi) · Stafford County, VA (49 mi)
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