Lightning TrackerDale City storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Dale City, 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 Dale City by the numbers
Dale City sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,417 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 138 hail reports, 1,267 damaging-wind reports and 12 tornado reports. On average that is 22.3 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 65% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 6 hail reports, 92 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Dale City; the largest hail was 1.25″ (half dollar) on Jun 14, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Dale City
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi E · Prince William Co. |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi NE · Fairfax Co. |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi NE · City Of Alexandri Co. |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi E · Charles Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi N · Prince William Co. |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW · Stafford Co. |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi W · Fauquier Co. |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi S · Stafford Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi E · Prince Georges Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi W · 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 Dale City
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Dale City
Dale City averages 4.2 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 21 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 Dale City
There have been 12 tornado reports within 25 miles of Dale City since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Aug 8, 2024, 19 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 Dale City
Does Dale City get a lot of severe storms?
Dale City averages 22.3 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 Dale City?
Most severe-weather reports around Dale City come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Dale City?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on May 2, 2016, 21 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Dale City?
Yes — 12 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Aug 8, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Dale City?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Dale City, 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 Dale City, 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 28, 2026.