287
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Hillsborough County, Florida: 287 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #343 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hillsborough County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hillsborough County is the 1990s, when 98 of the county's 287 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 Hillsborough County archive, hail makes up 24.5% of all recorded severe weather across 13 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #343 for this hazard and #1 within Florida, putting it in the 89.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Hillsborough County with 80 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2025 | TAMPA VANDENBERG ARP | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SIX MILE CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | PLANT CTY HILSBRO AR | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | BRANCHTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | PLANT CTY HILSBRO AR | 3 | $0 |
| May 30, 2021 | TURKEY CREEK | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2019 | LIMONA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | LITHIA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | TEMPLE TERRACE | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hillsborough County
- Thunderstorm Wind 481
- Tornado 147
- Lightning 108
- Flood 74
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports from Skywarn Spotters and the general public indicated that golfball to dime size hail covered the ground white from Brandon south to Riverview. Several vehicles from Brandon south to Riverview were damaged by the golfball sized hail.
The media and law enforcement reported that quarter to dime sized hail fell from downtown Tampa north to Carrollwood, mainly east of the I-275 corridor. The quarter sized hail caused several vehicles to incur glass and body damage from Tampa north to Carrollwood.
Golfball to dime sized hail was reported by the public, through the broadcast media, from the intersection of State Road 587 (Fowler Avenue) and State Road 583 (N. 56th Street) to County Road 581 (Bruce B. Downs Blvd) and County Road 582A (Fletcher Avenue) in Temple Terrace.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hillsborough County, Florida?
287 hail events are recorded in Hillsborough County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hillsborough County?
The strongest hail on record in Hillsborough County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/hillsborough-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.