STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Virginia hail reports, last 90 days.
38 preliminary hail reports on 9 days, 8 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 21. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Virginia before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 19:32 UTC | 1.25" | 4 S Endicott | Patrick |
| Sep 4 | 21:21 UTC | 1.00" | 2 SW Ashland | Hanover |
| Sep 4 | 20:30 UTC | 1.50" | 1 NNW Barboursville | Orange |
| Sep 4 | 19:26 UTC | 1.50" | 2 ESE Oakpark | Madison |
| Sep 4 | 18:05 UTC | 1.00" | 1 W Luray | Page |
| Sep 3 | 18:04 UTC | 1.75" | 2 S Broadway | Rockingham |
| Sep 3 | 18:00 UTC | 1.00" | 1 S Broadway | Rockingham |
| Sep 2 | 22:25 UTC | 1.50" | Timberville | Rockingham |
| Aug 27 | 20:20 UTC | 1.00" | Timberville | Rockingham |
| Aug 14 | 23:15 UTC | 1.50" | Jefferson | Powhatan |
| Aug 14 | 22:06 UTC | 1.25" | 1 E Lake Monticello | Fluvanna |
| Aug 14 | 22:04 UTC | 3.50" | Union Mills | Fluvanna |
| Aug 14 | 22:02 UTC | 2.75" | Union Mills | Fluvanna |
| Aug 14 | 22:00 UTC | 1.75" | 1 E Lake Monticello | Fluvanna |
| Aug 14 | 21:58 UTC | 2.75" | 1 N Lake Monticello | Fluvanna |
| Aug 14 | 21:50 UTC | 1.75" | 2 SSE Shadwell | Albemarle |
| Aug 14 | 21:45 UTC | 1.50" | 1 S Keswick | Albemarle |
| Aug 14 | 21:41 UTC | 1.75" | 2 WNW Shadwell | Albemarle |
| Aug 14 | 21:41 UTC | 2.50" | 2 E Charlottesville | Albemarle |
| Aug 14 | 21:41 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Charlottesville | City of Charlotte |
| Aug 14 | 21:39 UTC | 2.20" | 3 E Charlottesville | Albemarle |
| Aug 14 | 21:35 UTC | 1.75" | 3 NNE Charlottesville | Albemarle |
| Aug 10 | 22:59 UTC | 1.00" | 2 WSW Poquoson | York |
| Jul 28 | 23:25 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNW Burrowsville | Prince George |
| Jul 28 | 23:14 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNW Burrowsville | Prince George |
| Jul 28 | 21:28 UTC | 1.00" | 2 NNW Ida | Page |
| Jul 28 | 20:18 UTC | 1.75" | 1 WNW Wickliffe | Clarke |
| Jul 28 | 19:12 UTC | 2.50" | 2 SW Mustoe | Highland |
| Jul 28 | 19:12 UTC | 1.25" | 1 SW Mustoe | Highland |
| Jul 26 | 05:14 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Oral Oaks | Lunenburg |
| Jul 26 | 04:25 UTC | 1.00" | Richardsville | Culpeper |
| Jul 26 | 03:30 UTC | 1.00" | 1 S Farmville | Prince Edward |
| Jul 26 | 03:24 UTC | 1.00" | Farmville | Prince Edward |
| Jul 26 | 02:56 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNW Golansville | Caroline |
| Jul 26 | 02:52 UTC | 1.75" | Chilesburg | Caroline |
| Jul 26 | 02:37 UTC | 2.50" | Bumpass | Louisa |
| Jul 26 | 02:30 UTC | 2.00" | Fredericks Hall | Louisa |
| Jul 26 | 02:05 UTC | 1.75" | 3 SSW Louisa | Louisa |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Virginia.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductiblenot located
No Virginia statute prohibiting a contractor from waiving, rebating or absorbing the homeowner's deductible was located in this pass. Absorbing a deductible can also be attacked as insurance fraud independent of any roofing statute. Confirm before you ever discount for it. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for Virginia. This pack does not assert where Virginia draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the Virginia Bureau of Insurance (State Corporation Commission) in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or… Full entry and sources →
Licence
State licence Full entry and sources →
Free, no signup: the proposal and contract with the 51-state notices appendix, the supplement packet and the estimate calculator, the supplement and canvass guides, and the roofing calculators. The storm canvass brief in Roofing OS turns a report list like the one above into a neighbourhood plan and a door pitch; see what is inside.
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