Singers Glen, VA Hail Storm – May 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved across the Singers Glen, VA area on May 15, 2025, with verified hail reaching 1.75 inches in the warning area during the late afternoon and early evening. Nine NWS alerts tracked the storm from 5:35 PM EDT through 7:39 PM EDT, with multiple radar- and spotter-verified hail signatures.

The first alert came at 5:35 PM EDT with 1-inch hail. By 6:02 PM EDT, the reported hail size had increased to 1.75 inches. Alerts at 6:12 PM EDT, 6:32 PM EDT, and 6:43 PM EDT kept the storm on the same path, with hail reports ranging from 1 inch to 1.25 inches. A spotter-reported 1-inch report followed at 6:48 PM EDT.

Later alerts at 7:09 PM EDT and 7:11 PM EDT again showed 1.75-inch and 1.5-inch hail, followed by a 1.25-inch alert at 7:39 PM EDT. Field reports placed the core hail activity near Harrisonburg. Two spotter-verified reports at 6:11 PM EDT described 1.75-inch hail in the Park View area of Harrisonburg. Two more spotter-verified reports at 8:08 PM EDT placed 0.88-inch hail near the intersection of Ivy Road and Broomley Road.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a narrow but repeated hail corridor, not a single isolated burst. In Harrisonburg’s Park View area, spotter-verified 1.75-inch hail indicates larger stones reached the ground at street level during the main early evening phase. Later reports near Ivy Road and Broomley Road documented smaller 0.88-inch hail farther along the storm path.

The repeated alerts across a little more than two hours show multiple hail cores crossing the region. Radar and spotter verification matched at several points, including the 1.75-inch reports at 6:02 PM EDT and 7:09 PM EDT. The 1-inch and 1.25-inch alerts between those times suggest the storm cycled as it moved through the Singers Glen and Harrisonburg area.

For surface impact, the strongest evidence comes from the repeated spotter-verified reports rather than from a single burst of hail. Park View in Harrisonburg saw the largest ground-truth hail size in the report set. The later Ivy Road and Broomley Road reports confirm the storm remained hail-capable into the evening.

What Contractors Should Know

Work the Harrisonburg and Singers Glen corridor first. The report set places the most significant verified hail in Park View, with additional ground truth farther south and west near Ivy Road and Broomley Road. That gives crews a defined canvass zone tied to two separate report clusters.

Focus on roof slopes, soft metals, vents, skylights, and window screens in the first inspection pass. The 1.75-inch reports justify a close look at asphalt shingles, ridge caps, and dent-prone accessories, especially on older homes and light-gauge outbuildings. Use the later 0.88-inch reports to expand the search beyond the main core and check adjacent streets for lighter but still serviceable impacts.