Hail, Hardee
- When
- November 2, 7:47 PM EST
- Where
- Hardee County, 5 mi N of Gardner
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 27.422, -81.800
County EM reported hail up to golf ball size along US Highway 17.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 2, 2022
Evening thunderstorms produce severe hail near Gardner in Hardee County and a severe wind gust near Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Evening thunderstorms produce severe hail near Gardner in Hardee County and a severe wind gust near Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 2, 7:20 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 7:20 PM EST, 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 820 PM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 738 PM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022 Modest moisture over west central and southwest Florida this afternoon allowed for some scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop. With steep mid level lapse rates, a few stronger storms have been able to develop around and just after sunset, with one storm over southwestern parts of Polk County and Hardee county showing severe characteristics on radar. Rain chances have been updated for the next few hours to keep up with radar trends. No other forecast changes are planned for the evening update. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 738 PM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022 A few showers and storms lingering near inland and southwest Florida terminals should move east of area TAF sites through the next couple of hours. Some reduced ceilings or patchy fog will be possible for a few hours around sunrise, with MVFR ceilings potentially lasting through mid morning. VFR conditions will then hold from late morning through the afternoon hours on Thursday, with lower rain chances. && .MARINE... Issued at 738 PM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022 High pressure north of the waters will keep east and northeast winds in place through early next week, with rain chances remaining minimal through at least Monday. Easterly surges could bring wind speeds over the Gulf waters up to around exercise caution levels each evening beginning Thursday night. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 73 85 67 85 / 20 10 0 0 FMY 73 88 69 87 / 30 10 0 0 GIF 70 85 65 84 / 40 0 0 0 SRQ 71 85 66 85 / 20 10 0 0 BKV 67 85 61 85 / 20 10 0 0 SPG 73 83 69 83 / 20 10 0 0 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && Fleming
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:47 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte
- When
- November 2, 9:47 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, 1.23 mi W of Punta Gordo Clt Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 26.920, -82.000
ASOS site KPGD Punta Gorda Airport reported a 58 mph wind gust.
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.
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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: 1065487, 1065488.