Florida, 1983

Hail in Florida, March 6, 1983

March 6, 1983 · NWS AT · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bay

When
March 6, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Bay County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.270, -85.650

Hail, Gulf

When
March 6, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Gulf County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.920, -85.250

Hail, Wakulla

When
March 6, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Wakulla County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.130, -84.370

Hail, Leon

When
March 6, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Leon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.450, -84.270

Hail, Wakulla

When
March 6, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Wakulla County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.230, -84.330

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10000894, 10000895, 10000896, 10000897, 10000898.