Lightning TrackerAlexandria storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Alexandria, VA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Alexandria by the numbers
Alexandria sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,804 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 187 hail reports, 1,602 damaging-wind reports and 15 tornado reports. On average that is 23.4 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 4 hail reports, 97 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Alexandria; the largest hail was 1.25″ (half dollar) on Jun 14, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Alexandria
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi SW · Prince William Co. |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi W · City Of Alexandri Co. |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi NW · City Of Alexandri Co. |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi S · Charles Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi SE · Prince Georges Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi NE · Prince Georges Co. |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi N · District Of Colum Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi SE · Prince Georges Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi NW · Fairfax Co. |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi SW · Prince William Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Alexandria
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Alexandria
Alexandria averages 4.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 15 miles from the city centre on May 2, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Alexandria
There have been 15 tornado reports within 25 miles of Alexandria since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Sep 1, 2021, 24 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Alexandria
Does Alexandria get a lot of severe storms?
Alexandria averages 23.4 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Alexandria?
Most severe-weather reports around Alexandria come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Alexandria?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on May 2, 2016, 15 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Alexandria?
Yes — 15 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Sep 1, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for Alexandria?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Alexandria, VA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Alexandria, VA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 6, 2026.