120
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Clay County, Florida: 120 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,204 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clay County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clay County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 120 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 Clay County archive, hail makes up 20.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,204 for this hazard and #15 within Florida, putting it in the 61.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Clay County with 30 recorded events, while Oct 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2024 | KINGSLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | BELLAIR WEST | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2023 | DOCTORS INLET | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | CAMP BLNDG | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | MILL CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | HIBERNIA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | MILL CREEK | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 22, 2020 | MEADOWBROOK | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 22, 2020 | MEADOWBROOK | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2019 | BELLAIR WEST | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clay County
- Thunderstorm Wind 300
- Heavy Rain 86
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A spotter reported penny size hail on Fleming Island around 545 pm local time. By 550 pm, quarter size hail was occurring over Highway 17 in Green Cove Springs. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and caused roof damage in Green Cove around this time.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clay County, Florida?
120 hail events are recorded in Clay County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clay County?
The strongest hail on record in Clay County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Clay 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Clay County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/clay-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.