Florida, 1999

Hail in Florida, May 7, 1999

May 7, 1999 · NWS MLB · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

10 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
10

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

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Event by event

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lake

When
May 7, 1:54 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Howey in the Hills
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
28.680, -81.800

Hail, Lake

When
May 7, 1:57 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Lady Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
28.920, -81.920

Hail, Lake

When
May 7, 2:51 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Mt Dora
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
28.800, -81.630

Golf ball size hail also fell in Lisbon and Eustis.

Hail, Volusia

When
May 7, 2:56 PM EST
Where
Volusia County, De Leon Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
29.120, -81.350

Hail, Volusia

When
May 7, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Volusia County, Daytona Beach
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
29.220, -81.030

Hail, Lake

When
May 7, 3:11 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Mt Dora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
28.800, -81.630

Hail, Orange

When
May 7, 3:21 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Tangerine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
28.780, -81.600

Hail, Orange

When
May 7, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Zellwood
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
28.730, -81.600

Hail, Seminole

When
May 7, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Seminole County, Lake Mary
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
28.750, -81.320

Hail, Okeechobee

When
May 7, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Okeechobee County, Okeechobee
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
27.250, -80.830

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: 5697182, 5697183, 5697184, 5697185, 5697186, 5697187, 5697188, 5697189, 5697249, 5697250.