Hail Swath Map Preview
The Fairfax, VA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.75". There are 1 public hail reports, 44 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 17, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Fairfax, VA Hail Map
The July 17, 2021 hail swath map for Fairfax, VA covers approximately 744 square miles and includes an estimated 910,394 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 315 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 305,076 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 315 sq mi | 305,076 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 248 sq mi | 293,211 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 120 sq mi | 212,373 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 44 sq mi | 75,061 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 12 sq mi | 18,527 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 3 sq mi | 4,238 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 2 sq mi | 1,908 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Fairfax, VA Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 17, 2021 hail swath map area for Fairfax, VA, HailGeeks estimates 207,652 single-family homes, 182,437 townhomes, and 174,327 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 76,124 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 76,124 | 39,668 | 56,113 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 66,015 | 48,923 | 61,375 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 43,628 | 67,716 | 38,648 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 16,136 | 20,198 | 15,906 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 3,895 | 4,944 | 1,813 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 1,132 | 809 | 400 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 722 | 179 | 72 |
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Counties Inside the Fairfax, VA Hail Map
Hail from the July 17, 2021 storm was mapped across 25 counties in the Fairfax, VA region. Baltimore County, MD had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.75" with roughly 73,544 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Fairfax, VA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 54 cities near Fairfax, VA. Dundalk, MD had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 10,256 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Fairfax, VA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 17, 2021 Fairfax, VA hail map spans 86 ZIP codes. ZIP 21221 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 7,286.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 17, 2021 hail map for Fairfax, VA currently list 1 public hail reports, 44 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 17, 2021 2:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 ESE Rosedale | MD | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 17, 2021 12:42 PM CT | 2 NE Oakland | MD | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR THE LIBERTY RESERVOIR. | |
July 17, 2021 12:53 PM CT | 3 ENE Old Somerset | VA | TREE DOWN ON MONTFORD ROAD IN MONTFORD. | |
July 17, 2021 12:57 PM CT | Orange | VA | TREE DOWN ON MAY FRAY AVE NEAR NORTH ALMOND STREET. | |
July 17, 2021 1:10 PM CT | 1 SSE Oakland | MD | TREE DOWN ON OAKLAND MILLS ROAD NEAR LIBERTY ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 1:16 PM CT | 2 ESE Rockville | MD | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON VEHICLE. | |
July 17, 2021 1:24 PM CT | 1 ENE Brooklandville | MD | TREE DOWN ON A VEHICLE NEAR CLEARFIELD COURT AND TALLY HO ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 1:25 PM CT | Cockeysville | MD | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN COCKEYSVILLE. | |
July 17, 2021 1:25 PM CT | Brooklandville | MD | TREE DOWN ON MD-25 AT SEMINARY AVENUE. | |
July 17, 2021 1:36 PM CT | 4 ESE Briggs | VA | LARGE TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY AT THE CORNER OF RIVER RD AND FROGTOWN RD. | |
July 17, 2021 1:36 PM CT | 3 ENE Lahore | VA | TREE DOWN ON HETFIELD DR NEAR TOWER RD. | |
July 17, 2021 1:36 PM CT | 2 ENE Verdiersville | VA | TREE DOWN AT THE CORNER OF CONSITIUTION HWY AND GRASTY GOLD MINE RD. | |
July 17, 2021 1:42 PM CT | 2 WSW Opal | VA | TREE DOWN ON LEES MILL ROAD NEAR WESTBURY DRIVE. | |
July 17, 2021 1:46 PM CT | Long Green | MD | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND LONG GREEN. | |
July 17, 2021 1:53 PM CT | 1 ESE Parkville | MD | TREES DOWN IN PARKVILLE. | |
July 17, 2021 1:57 PM CT | 3 S Warrenton | VA | TWO TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN ON LOVERS LANE NEAR LEES RIDGE ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 2:03 PM CT | Wickliffe | VA | TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY AT 2100 CASTLEMAN RD. | |
July 17, 2021 2:24 PM CT | 1 ESE Verdiersville | VA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE AT THE CORNER OF CONSTITUTION HWY AND MINE RUN RD. | |
July 17, 2021 2:31 PM CT | 2 ESE Winfield | MD | TREE DOWN ON BUSHEY ROAD NEAR OLD WASHINGTON ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 2:40 PM CT | 1 WNW Essex | MD | TWO TREES FELL ONTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON GARDEN DRIVE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. | |
July 17, 2021 2:43 PM CT | 2 SSW Montgomery Villag | MD | TREE DOWN ON MIDCOUNTY HIGHWAY. | |
July 17, 2021 2:44 PM CT | 2 N Great Falls | VA | TREE DOWN ON HIGH HILL COURT. | |
July 17, 2021 2:45 PM CT | 1 WNW Essex | MD | TREE DOWN ON DELAWARE AVE. | |
July 17, 2021 2:46 PM CT | 1 WNW Essex | MD | TWO TREES DOWN ON GARDEN DRIVE AND SOUTH MARYLYN AVENUE. | |
July 17, 2021 2:46 PM CT | 2 ENE Dundalk | MD | TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ON BEACHWOOD AVE NEAR BLETZER ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 3:02 PM CT | 2 SSE Rosedale | MD | TREE DOWN ON MD-150 (EASTERN AVE) NEAR DIAMOND POINT ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 3:02 PM CT | 1 NNE Dundalk | MD | THREE TREES DOWN ON SAFFA DRIVE. | |
July 17, 2021 3:05 PM CT | 1 S Brooklyn Park | MD | TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARUNDEL CORP RD AND MORRIS HILL AVE. | |
July 17, 2021 3:13 PM CT | Gaithersburg | MD | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON GLEN MILL ROAD NEAR JOINERS LANE. | |
July 17, 2021 3:28 PM CT | 2 E Rockville | MD | LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON POWER LINES ON GRUENTHER AVE BETWEEN MARSHALL AVE AND BROADWOOD DRIVE. | |
July 17, 2021 4:33 PM CT | Shepherdstown | WV | THREE TREES DOWN IN SHEPERDSTOWN ALONG WITH MULTIPLE LARGE BRANCHES. | |
July 17, 2021 4:58 PM CT | 1 NW Smithsburg | MD | FOUR TELEPHONE POLES AND WIRES DOWN ON LEITERSBURG SMITHSBURG ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 5:00 PM CT | 2 ENE Winchester | VA | LARGE TREE IN ROADWAY AT THE CORNER OF FT COLLIER RD AND BERRYVILLE AVE. | |
July 17, 2021 5:01 PM CT | Leitersburg | MD | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN LEITERSBURG. | |
July 17, 2021 5:03 PM CT | Winchester | VA | TREE DOWN AT 120 LAMBDEN AVE. | |
July 17, 2021 5:27 PM CT | Martinsburg | WV | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG. | |
July 17, 2021 5:33 PM CT | 2 NW Winebrenners Cross | WV | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON BLAIRTON RD. | |
July 17, 2021 5:34 PM CT | 2 NW Winebrenners Cross | WV | TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY AT 788 BLAIRTON RD. | |
July 17, 2021 5:34 PM CT | 2 E Martinsburg | WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. | |
July 17, 2021 6:10 PM CT | 1 WSW Thurmont | MD | TREE DOWN ON FOXVILLE RD WEST OF PRYOR RD | |
July 17, 2021 6:10 PM CT | 1 N Thurmont | MD | LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD IN THE 15000 BLOCK OF KELBAUGH RD | |
July 17, 2021 6:11 PM CT | Mount Pleasant | MD | TREE DOWN ON MD-26 NEAR CRUM ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 6:18 PM CT | 2 NW Libertytown | MD | TREE DOWN ON MD-550 NEAR PINE TREE ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 7:10 PM CT | 2 NE Brookeville | MD | COUPLE OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN LEADING TO ROAD BEING BLOCKED NEAR INTERSECTION OF MD STATE HIGHWAY 650 & BRIGHTON DAM ROAD. | |
July 17, 2021 7:08 PM CT | 58 mph | 6 SSE Fishing Creek | MD | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the July 17, 2021 Fairfax, VA storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Fairfax, VA Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Fairfax, VA region as the July 17, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jun 21, 2021 through Jul 14, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 14, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Fairfax, VA
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