112
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$351K
Property damage
Hail in Pinellas County, Florida: 112 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,292 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Pinellas County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Pinellas County is the 1990s, when 53 of the county's 112 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 Pinellas County archive, hail makes up 13.3% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,292 for this hazard and #19 within Florida, putting it in the 58.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Pinellas County with 27 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 25, 2025 | KENNETH CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | KENNETH CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | LEALMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | PALM HARBOR | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2018 | SAINT PETERSBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2015 | KENNETH CITY | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 25, 2014 | CRYSTAL BEACH | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jan 10, 2011 | TARPON SPRINGS | 1 | $250 |
| Apr 25, 2010 | TARPON SPRINGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2008 | TARPON SPRINGS | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pinellas County
- Thunderstorm Wind 280
- Lightning 175
- Tornado 147
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tea cup (three inch) to dime sized hail was reported by Skywarn Spotters from Tierra Verde northwest to St. Pete Beach in southern Pinellas county. The three inch hail busted windows and damaged the paint of several vehicles at the Don Cesar Hotel near the intersection of Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699) and 35th Avenue in St. Pete Beach.
Golfball to dime sized hail was reported by Skywarn Spotters from South Pasadena north across Kenneth City, Seminole and Largo. Hail covered the ground up to one inch deep at the intersection of Alternate U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 693 (66th Street) in Pasadena, and up to two inches deep along Alternate U.S. Highway 19 and County Road 1 (Park) in Kenneth City. Several vehicles incurred paint and body damage from the golfball sized hail.
The public reported, through Bay News 9 Cable, golfball to dime sized hail, from near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and 49th Street in Pinellas Park to the intersection of Interstate 275 and State Road 694 (Gandy Blvd) in St. Petersburg.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Pinellas County, Florida?
112 hail events are recorded in Pinellas County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Pinellas County?
The strongest hail on record in Pinellas County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Pinellas 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 Pinellas County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/pinellas-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.