85
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$21K
Property damage
Hail in St. Lucie County, Florida: 85 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,646 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in St. Lucie County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in St. Lucie County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 85 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. Lucie County archive, hail makes up 34.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,646 for this hazard and #24 within Florida, putting it in the 47.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in St. Lucie County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | FT PIERCE NELSON ARP | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | FT PIERCE BEACH | 2 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | FT PIERCE NELSON ARP | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | FT PIERCE ST LUCIE A | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | FT PIERCE BEACH | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | HARMONY HGTS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | WHITE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | WHITE CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | WHITE CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | WHITE CITY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from St. Lucie County
- Thunderstorm Wind 55
- Tornado 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports received from the public of ping pong to golf ball sized hail along State Road 70 near the Saint Lucie Fairgrounds. This hail resulted in significant damage to many vehicles in the area, including broken wind shields, windows, and mirrors.
A weather spotter observed nickel size hail during an isolated strong thunderstorm which developed along an inland moving sea breeze boundary. The hail fell near the intersection of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Darwin Boulevard in Port St. Lucie.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in St. Lucie County, Florida?
85 hail events are recorded in St. Lucie County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Lucie County?
The strongest hail on record in St. Lucie County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/st-lucie-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.