139
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3K
Property damage
Hail in Marion County, Florida: 139 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,013 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Marion County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Marion County is the 2000s, when 55 of the county's 139 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 Marion County archive, hail makes up 14.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,013 for this hazard and #11 within Florida, putting it in the 67.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Marion County with 40 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | SHADY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | CANDLER | 0.88 | $0 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | OCALA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | ANTHONY | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | WEST END | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | WEST END | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | WEST END | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | SHADY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | OCALA | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2020 | YORK | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marion County
- Thunderstorm Wind 487
- Heavy Rain 181
- Tornado 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency management reported nickel size hail began to fall about 10 miles west of Salt Springs around 630 pm. The hail increased to quarter size hail around 639 pm in Salt Springs. A wooden porch was lifted from a mobile home and a metal shed was blown down near Highway 88 and State Road 316 near Salt Springs around 639 pm.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Marion County, Florida?
139 hail events are recorded in Marion County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Marion County?
The strongest hail on record in Marion County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Marion 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 Marion County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/marion-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.