Hail in Highlands County, Florida

Hail in Highlands County, Florida: 60 recorded events between 1972 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,043 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Highlands County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 60 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 Highlands County archive, hail makes up 24.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,043 for this hazard and #35 within Florida, putting it in the 34.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Highlands County with 23 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 99
• Tornado 49

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

60 hail events are recorded in Highlands County between 1972 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Highlands County?

The strongest hail on record in Highlands County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Highlands 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.