When was the last hail storm in Potomac, MD?

Name: Potomac, MD hail history (NWS Storm Events, 1950–present)
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Potomac, MD hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Potomac city centroid, 1950 to present.

178hail events since 1950

111≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger

2.75"largest on record · 1975-07-10

2024-04-15most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

Year	Hail events ≤ 10 mi	Largest hail
2026	0	—
2025	0	—
2024	7	1.50" (ping pong ball)
2023	1	1.00" (quarter)
2022	1	1.00" (quarter)
2021	4	1.00" (quarter)
2020	2	1.00" (quarter)
2019	25	1.75" (golf ball)
2018	1	1.75" (golf ball)
2017	9	1.75" (golf ball)
2016	13	2.75" (baseball)
2015	1	1.00" (quarter)
2014	1	1.00" (quarter)
2013	1	1.00" (quarter)
2012	1	1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

974 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2026-03-16.
16 tornado events, most recent 2024-06-05.

Most recent recorded events

Date	Type	Magnitude	Distance
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	8.2 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	8.5 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	5.1 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	1.7 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	2 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	2 mi
2026-03-16	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	4 mi
2025-07-31	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	8 mi
2025-07-12	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	7 mi
2025-07-01	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	2.5 mi

2026-03-16: “A large tree blew down along Canal Road Northwest.”

2026-03-16: “A wind gust of 53 knots (61 MPH) was measured by a mesonet at the George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus (1855W).”

2026-03-16: “A tree blew down on Towlston Road near Leigh Mill Road.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09