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Hail dates in Lake County, Florida
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Lake County on 15 days since 2016 (22 separate reports, 17 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on April 25, 2023; the most recent hail was May 9, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Lake County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reporting quarter sized hail on Blue Cedar Rd near the FL turnpike onramp. |
| 2024-02-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail reported at the seaplane base in Tavares. |
| 2023-04-25 | 2.75" (baseball) | 5 | Emergency manager reported base ball size hail near Mascotte. |
| 2022-06-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Lake County Emergency Management reported penny sized hail near the intersection of West Alfred Street and West Maud Street in Tavares. |
| 2022-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Amateur radio operator relayed report of quarter-sized hail near the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Banning Beach Road in Tavares. |
| 2021-03-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported hail up to quarter size. |
| 2020-05-28 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Airplane pilot reported penny sized hail in Lady Lake. |
| 2019-03-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained weather spotter observed quarter sized hail at the Hawthorne community in Leesburg. |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A member of the public reported penny-sized hail in Paisley. |
| 2017-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A public report of quarter sized hail was received from a resident in Mount Plymouth near Chevy Chase Road. The report was relayed by local media. |
| 2017-07-04 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | 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… |
| 2017-01-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | A photo provided via Twitter showed quarter sized hail fell in Leesburg during passage of an isolated severe thunderstorm ahead of a strong squall line. |
| 2016-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained weather spotter observed quarter sized hail in Mt. Plymouth as a severe thunderstorm moved slowly southeast across the region. |
| 2016-05-04 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A trained weather spotter observed nickel sized hail falling in Groveland as a strong thunderstorm moved quickly east across the region. |
| 2016-03-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | 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.… |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Lake County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 32 reports since 2016, strongest 96 mph. 7 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-24 | 96 mph | 1 | A NWS storm survey confirmed a very intense straight-line wind event occurred in Mascotte-Groveland, as a portion of a strong squall line… |
| 2017-07-21 | 70 mph | 1 | An Orlando TV station relayed a report and photos from a resident of wind damage at the Florida Flying Gators Ultralight Airport in Grove… |
| 2017-04-06 | 69 mph | 1 | A strong thunderstorm along a decaying squall line produced localized wind damage in the town of Lady Lake. Several trees were snapped of… |
| 2022-05-21 | 64 mph | 1 | Lake County Emergency Management reported numerous trees were knocked down and several homes sustained wind damage in the city of Tavares… |
| 2016-07-15 | 64 mph | 1 | A public report indicated several mobile homes were damaged in the Emerald Lakes Co-op within Clermont. The roof of one mobile home was t… |
| 2023-04-27 | 60 mph | 1 | Emergency manager reports trees down or uprooted, some landing on roofs, causing structural damage to homes near Tavares and Oakland Park. |
| 2023-04-25 | 60 mph | 4 | Emergency manager reports a tree down near Bay Lake Ave and State Road 50 in Mascotte. |
| 2021-04-17 | 60 mph | 1 | A trained weather spotter reported that wind downed thick trees and that shingle and soffit damage occurred to several homes near Ulrick … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Lake County?
May 9, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on April 25, 2023.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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