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Richmond hail season 2016
16 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2016 | 6 | 1.25" | PRINCE GEORGE, HOPEWELL (C), HANOVER |
| September 28, 2016 | 4 | 2.00" | CHESTERFIELD, HENRICO, HANOVER |
| July 19, 2016 | 4 | 1.25" | CHESTERFIELD, HENRICO |
| May 2, 2016 | 2 | 1.00" | RICHMOND, HENRICO |
When it fell
Feb 6 · May 2 · Jul 4 · Sep 4
Wind context: the record also holds 89 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Richmond claim from 2016?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Richmond anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.