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Hail in Alachua County, Florida

Hail February 4, 2024 · Alachua County, Florida

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A social media image estimated quarter size hail littered the University of Florida golf course green. The time of the hail was based on radar.

The wider storm

A storm system traversing the southeastern states lifted a warm front northward across northeast Florida during the late afternoon hours. Supercell thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of this lifting warm front, and two distinct tornadoes occurred over southwestern and western portions of Duval County. Supercell thunderstorms during the late afternoon hours also produced several reports of hail, varying in size from pea to half-dollar in diameter, across north central and northeast Florida, with funnel clouds also noted via photos and videos posted on social media.

Began near Dayville (29.6500, -82.3700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1150869. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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