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Hail dates in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Pittsylvania County on 25 days since 2016 (43 separate reports, 32 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on April 6, 2023; the most recent hail was May 16, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Pittsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell in Gretna. |
| 2024-05-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-04-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Golf ball size hail fell on Waller Road. |
| 2022-06-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2022-05-19 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Report via social media. |
| 2022-05-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-05-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | One inch diameter hail reported via mPing. |
| 2021-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | — |
| 2020-06-04 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-08-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 685 just north of Chalk Level. |
| 2018-08-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell on Strawberry Road. |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail from thunderstorms fell at a business on Highway 29 for at least 10 minutes. Most of the hail reported was between 0.5 to 0.75 inches, but several of th… |
| 2017-05-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls, which damaged two windows in a home. |
| 2017-04-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail fell on Stillmeadow Road. |
| 2017-04-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-09-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail the size of a quarter fell for at least three minutes. |
| 2016-07-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | WDBJ TV relayed a report of one inch hail from a viewer in Gretna, Virginia. |
| 2016-04-28 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Large hail fell, ranging from quarter size to ping pong ball size. |
| 2016-03-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-02-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 7 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Pittsylvania County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 233 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-15 | 90 mph | 3 | Thunderstorm winds produced isolated pockets of damage form Burke Road to just northeast of Blue Ridge Drive, two miles northeast of Gret… |
| 2022-05-06 | 81 mph | 2 | A barn roof was torn off with downed trees and powerlines due to thunderstorm winds. |
| 2019-05-31 | 75 mph | 1 | A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst that caused straight-line wind damage in and near the town of Hurt. Winds estimated up to 75… |
| 2024-06-30 | 69 mph | 4 | Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Hardy Lane. |
| 2023-07-02 | 69 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the Tight Squeeze area. |
| 2023-05-16 | 69 mph | 4 | Thunderstorm winds blew down about twenty trees along Ringgold Church Road, from the Barker Road intersection to the Countryside Drive In… |
| 2022-05-27 | 69 mph | 4 | Multiple trees down due to thunderstorms winds between Ringgold and Elmo. Areas impacted include Rocksprings Road, Deerfield Lane, Double… |
| 2024-04-11 | 68 mph | 5 | Thunderstorm winds broke power poles at a location four miles north of Keeling, VA. Damage values are estimated. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Pittsylvania County?
May 16, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on April 6, 2023.
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
Halifax County, VA (25 mi) · Caswell County, NC (25 mi) · Franklin County, VA (32 mi) · Rockingham County, NC (33 mi) · Campbell County, VA (37 mi) · Bedford County, VA (40 mi) · Roanoke County, VA (49 mi) · Guilford County, NC (54 mi)
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