Hail in Bay County, Florida

Hail in Bay County, Florida: 67 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,910 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Bay County is the 2020s, when 17 of the county's 67 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Bay County archive, hail makes up 10.0% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,910 for this hazard and #29 within Florida, putting it in the 38.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Bay County with 16 recorded events, while Aug is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 267
• Flash Flood 149
• Tornado 92

How many hail events are on record in Bay County, Florida?

67 hail events are recorded in Bay County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bay County?

The strongest hail on record in Bay County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Bay County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.