Hail, Polk
- When
- February 23, 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Polk City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.180, -81.820
Nickel sized hail was observed in Polk City along State Road 33.
Hail in Florida, February 23, 1998
1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:21 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in California, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, February 1998
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: 5638055.