Florida, 1996

Hail in Florida, September 9, 1996

September 9, 1996 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

S. Highway 19 and Emerald Blvd.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.

Golfball size hail damaged several small thin-metaled sheds in a subdivision near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and Emerald Blvd. in the town of Hudson.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pasco

When
September 9, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Pasco County, 7 mi N of New Port Richey
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
28.350, -82.720

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5571916.