114
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$51K
Property damage
Hail in Lake County, Florida: 114 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,265 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lake County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lake County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 114 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 Lake County archive, hail makes up 30.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,265 for this hazard and #18 within Florida, putting it in the 59.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Lake County with 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | HOWEY IN THE HILLS | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | TAVARES | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | LAKE LOUISA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | LAKE LOUISA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | LAKE LOUISA | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | MASCOTTE | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | MASCOTTE | 1.75 | $500 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | TAVARES | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | TAVARES | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | EUSTIS ARPT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lake County
- Thunderstorm Wind 154
- Tornado 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A trained spotter reported was driving along US Highway 27 just south of Leesburg when he reported nickel sized hail. The spotter also reported that hail was becoming larger than nickel sized when he decided to turn around.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail near Lezze Road and Shirley Shores Drive in Tavares as a severe thunderstorm moved east across the area. Multiple other public reports of quarter sized hail were also received.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lake County, Florida?
114 hail events are recorded in Lake County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lake County?
The strongest hail on record in Lake County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Lake 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 Lake County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/lake-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.