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.

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Top hail counties in Florida (2022–2026)

CountyReportsAvg/yrPeak month% damaging (≥1.5″)
BREVARD5210.4Apr8%
DUVAL346.8Apr0%
Palm Beach326.4May6%
Brevard295.8May10%
Leon295.8Jun3%
SEMINOLE285.6Mar11%
Flagler285.6Jun11%
Duval285.6Apr0%
ORANGE255.0May0%
BROWARD255.0Apr4%
FLAGLER234.6Apr0%
ST. JOHNS234.6Apr22%

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.

Source: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, 2022–2026. Reports depend on someone reporting — population and spotter density bias the counts; the persistent leaders are real hail geography. Compiled by Sigurd Lindquist · AGSIST · available at no charge.