Hail in Florida — where it hits, county by county
Florida logged 356 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 | 52 | 10.4 | Apr | 8% |
| DUVAL | 34 | 6.8 | Apr | 0% |
| Palm Beach | 32 | 6.4 | May | 6% |
| Brevard | 29 | 5.8 | May | 10% |
| Leon | 29 | 5.8 | Jun | 3% |
| SEMINOLE | 28 | 5.6 | Mar | 11% |
| Flagler | 28 | 5.6 | Jun | 11% |
| Duval | 28 | 5.6 | Apr | 0% |
| ORANGE | 25 | 5.0 | May | 0% |
| BROWARD | 25 | 5.0 | Apr | 4% |
| FLAGLER | 23 | 4.6 | Apr | 0% |
| ST. JOHNS | 23 | 4.6 | Apr | 22% |
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, Palm Beach. 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 356 reports over 5 years.