Virginia storm reports for May 8, 2025
NOAA recorded 10 hail reports and 4 wind reports in Virginia on May 8, 2025.
- in Virginia
- 14
- Storm reports
- About 36 miles from Roanoke, VA
- 1.75 in
- Largest hail
- Near 37.27, -81.98, VA
- 58 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
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 8, 2025 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
Hail10, most at 5 PM
Wind4, most at 9 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 5:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 34 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 5:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 36 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 5:42 PM | 1.5 in | About 32 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 5:58 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 6:37 PM | 1.5 in | About 49 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 8:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 8 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 8:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 8:42 PM | 0.75 in | About 28 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.27, -81.98, VA |
| 6:31 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 9:17 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 9:45 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Richmond, VA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke, VA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Richmond, VA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.