Hail in St. Johns County, Florida

Hail in St. Johns County, Florida: 119 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,214 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in St. Johns County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 119 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 St. Johns County archive, hail makes up 15.1% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,214 for this hazard and #16 within Florida, putting it in the 60.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in St. Johns County with 31 recorded events, while Dec 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 334
• Heavy Rain 91
• Tornado 66
• Lightning 54
• Funnel Cloud 46

How many hail events are on record in St. Johns County, Florida?

119 hail events are recorded in St. Johns County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Johns County?

The strongest hail on record in St. Johns County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for St. Johns 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.