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Virginia storm reports for May 16, 2022

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports and 22 wind reports in Virginia on May 16, 2022.

in Virginia
25
Storm reports
About 8 miles from Washington, DC
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 21 miles from Washington, DC
75 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 16, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail3, most at 3 PM

Wind22, most at 1 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
3:33 PM1.0 inAbout 12 miles from Washington, DC
3:35 PM1.0 inAbout 10 miles from Washington, DC
3:40 PM1.25 inAbout 8 miles from Washington, DC

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Richmond, VANone58 mph0
Virginia Beach, VANone64 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.