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Virginia Beach storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Virginia Beach, VA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Virginia Beach, VA

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    Severe weather in Virginia Beach by the numbers

    9.3severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    1.8hail days a year
    29storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (May 22, 2025)
    4tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Virginia Beach gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 252 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 45 hail reports, 203 damaging-wind reports and 4 tornado reports. On average that is 9.3 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, June, August, when 55% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 28 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Virginia Beach; the largest hail was 1.25″ (half dollar) on Jun 14, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Virginia Beach

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 20, 2026Damaging wind13 mi W · City Of Norfolk Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Damaging wind8 mi NW · Anz634 Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind15 mi E · Anz656 Co.
    Jul 6, 2026Damaging wind14 mi SW · City Of Chesapeak Co.
    Jun 23, 2026Damaging wind17 mi W · City Of Chesapeak Co.
    Jun 14, 2026Hail 1.25″24 mi NW · City Of Hampton Co.
    Jun 14, 2026Damaging wind25 mi NW · City Of Hampton Co.
    Jun 12, 2026Damaging wind8 mi NW · Anz634 Co.
    Jun 10, 2026Damaging wind8 mi NW · Anz634 Co.
    Apr 5, 2026Damaging wind14 mi NW · Anz632 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

    01223344616: 3 hail16: 8 damaging wind1617: 11 hail17: 7 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 7 damaging wind1819: 3 hail19: 42 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 1 hail20: 18 damaging wind2021: 3 hail21: 13 damaging wind2122: 23 damaging wind2223: 11 hail23: 20 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 3 hail24: 23 damaging wind2425: 9 hail25: 14 damaging wind2526: 1 hail26: 28 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Virginia Beach

    014284256Jan: 3JanFeb: 15FebMar: 19MarApr: 41AprMay: 39MayJun: 56JunJul: 31JulAug: 41AugSep: 2SepOct: 3OctNov: 0NovDec: 2Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Virginia Beach

    Virginia Beach averages 1.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 21 miles from the city centre on May 22, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Virginia Beach

    There have been 4 tornado reports within 25 miles of Virginia Beach since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 30, 2023, 6 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Virginia Beach

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    Questions about storms in Virginia Beach

    Does Virginia Beach get a lot of severe storms?

    Virginia Beach averages 9.3 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 Virginia Beach?

    Most severe-weather reports around Virginia Beach come in April, June, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Virginia Beach?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on May 22, 2025, 21 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Virginia Beach?

    Yes — 4 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Apr 30, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Virginia Beach?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach, 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 3, 2026.