Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia Hail Report and Map: July 4, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) July 4, 2026

Was there hail in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA on July 4, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.15 inches inside the town limits of Spotsylvania Courthouse on July 4, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 37% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.98 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 6 miles northeast of Fredericksburg, VA. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:00 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. ET on July 4, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA on July 4, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	July 4, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.98 inches; strongest part of the swath about 6 miles northeast of Fredericksburg, VA
Maximum radar estimate inside Spotsylvania Courthouse	1.15 inches
Share of Spotsylvania Courthouse with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	37%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 5:00 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. ET on July 4, 2026 (Eastern time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Louisa County (97 sq mi), Spotsylvania County (72 sq mi), Caroline County (60 sq mi), Stafford County (47 sq mi), Charles County (28 sq mi) and King George County (27 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 347 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 50 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on July 4, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA	Spotsylvania County	1.15 inches	37%
Fredericksburg, VA	City of Fredericksburg	0.81 inch	8%

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:00 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. ET on July 4, 2026. We used 68 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

This report shares at least one town with the report for July 5, 2026. Storm dates run from midnight to midnight Eastern time, so a late-evening storm farther west can appear under two dates. See the Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA report for July 5, 2026.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.