Hail, Orange
- When
- April 28, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 1 mi SE of Orlando Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.420, -81.300
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1999
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 6
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 Melbourne radar (KMLB), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:48 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia
- When
- April 28, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Daytona Beach
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 29.220, -81.030
Thunderstorms winds blew down two trees in Daytona Beach.
Hail, Orange
- When
- April 28, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Windermere
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 28.500, -81.530
Hail, Orange
- When
- April 28, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- April 28, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Altoona
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 28.970, -81.630
The US Forest Service reported numerous trees down from severe thunderstorm winds in Altoona.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- April 28, 6:02 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, St Cloud
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.250, -81.280
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and damaged two mobile homes near St. Cloud.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in South Carolina, April 28, 1999
- High Surf in California, April 28, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 28, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Florida, April 28 to 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, April 28 to 29, 1999
- Hail in Georgia, April 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, April 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, April 28, 1999
More
Every storm in Florida in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 1999
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: 5695735, 5695736, 5695737, 5695738, 5695739, 5695740.