Hail in Florida
Every hail event the National Weather Service has filed in Florida, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hail episodes in Florida.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 5,668
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $53 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 22 to 23, 1998The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 13, 1993A thunderstorm gust to 74 mph was recorded.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 7, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 19, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 15, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, May 10, 2024May was an incredibly busy month defined by heat, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms. The main weather event occurred on the 10th when tornadoes and swaths of intense straight-line winds ravaged the Tallahassee area.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Florida, March 31, 2022The tri-state area was on the eastern edge of a large tornado outbreak that impacted numerous areas of central and south-central Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle. One EF3 tornado touched down in Washington County, FL, resulting in two fatalities.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 7, 2008A squall line with severe weather and several tornadoes moved across north Florida and southeast Georgia.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, January 9, 2024A high impact severe weather event impacted the tri-state region on January 9th with supercells producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts, followed by a major squall line with widespread wind damage and additional tornadoes.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 2, 1998...a developing low pressure over the north gulf of mexico resulted in a tightening pressure gradient over south florida and adjacent waters. Southeast winds sustained at gale force with higher gusts occurred through most of 02/02/98.
- Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Florida, February 1 to 2, 2007A developing area of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, February 1 intensified and moved off the mid Atlantic coast Friday. Numerous thunderstorms developed out ahead of and along the associated cold front that pushed into southern Florida late Friday.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 2, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 30, 1968
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 18 to 22, 2008Tropical Storm Fay affected South Florida on the 18th and 19th of August. The storm made landfall early in the morning of the 19th near Cape Romano, and moved over inland sections of South Florida during the morning and afternoon hours of the 19th, exiting the area near Lake…
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, February 15, 2016Severe thunderstorms developed across the Florida Panhandle during the afternoon and evening of February 15th as a strong upper level disturbance moved from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 19, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 1 to 3, 2019This event featured all modes of severe weather in our forecast area, including 13 tornadoes, numerous reports of straight-line wind damage, and even large hail. The 13 tornadoes consisted of 1 EF3, 2 EF2s, 6 EF1s, and 4 EF0s.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, May 1, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 24, 1983
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Florida, June 23 to 24, 2009A frontal boundary gradually settled across the area on the 23rd and 24th. The energy associated with the boundary combined with warm afternoon temperatures to produce scattered thunderstorms mainly along and ahead of the boundary.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, July 12, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 8, 1982
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 17, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 25 to 27, 2023A strong spring storm system moved through the area with ample instability and shear for severe weather. Numerous reports of severe weather were received across the tri-state area.
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, April 27, 1980
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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.