Hail in Florida — where it hits, county by county
Florida logged 364 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Florida →Top hail counties in Florida (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREVARD | 81 | 16.2 | Apr | 9% |
| DUVAL | 65 | 13.0 | Apr | 0% |
| Flagler | 52 | 10.4 | Jun | 6% |
| Palm Beach | 33 | 6.6 | May | 6% |
| Leon | 31 | 6.2 | Jun | 3% |
| SEMINOLE | 28 | 5.6 | Mar | 11% |
| ORANGE | 25 | 5.0 | May | 0% |
| BROWARD | 25 | 5.0 | Apr | 4% |
| Alachua | 24 | 4.8 | Apr | 21% |
Key figures — Florida hail at a glance
- Florida logged 364 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- BREVARD County leads Florida with 81 hail reports over that span — about 16.2 per year.
- Reported hail in Florida peaks in April.
- Roughly 22 of Florida's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/florida (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
Florida hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Florida?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Florida are BREVARD, DUVAL, Flagler. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Florida?
Reported hail in Florida peaks around April, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Florida's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 364 reports over 5 years.
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