Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 27, 3:10 PM EST to 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Key West Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 24.550, -81.767
Hail in Florida, April 27, 2003
A severe thunderstorm developed and moved southeast over Key West. Stock Island and Boca Chica Key through 1527 EST.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $250
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EYW wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm developed and moved southeast over Key West. Small hail of 1/2-inch or smaller began 1502 EST over Old Town Key West...and spread throughout the remainder of Key West...Stock Island and Boca Chica Key through 1527 EST. Golfball-sized hail reported over central Key West was the largest hail ever reported since records began in 1871, and tied the largest hail size ever reported in Monroe County, Florida. This event was the 11th time hail of any size was recorded in the city of Key West since 1871.
The radar
The Key West radar (KBYX), 8 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 27, 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi N of Key West Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 24.550, -81.767
Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 27, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi W of Key West Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 24.550, -81.783
Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 27, 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi NW of Key West Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 24.567, -81.783
Golfball-sized hail reported on Flagler Avenue in New Town section of Key West.
Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 27, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 2 mi NW of Key West Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $250
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 24.567, -81.783
3/4 inch hail cracked windshield on car on Simonton Ave.
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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More
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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: 5346681, 5346682, 5346683, 5346684, 5346685.