Hail — Hendry, Florida

2025-05-23 · near La Belle, Hendry, Florida

Event narrative

Broadcast Media shared photos of half dollar sized hail that occurred over La Belle as a severe thunderstorm moved overhead.

Wider weather episode

Ample moisture, a decaying surface boundary, and a disturbance at the mid to upper levels of the atmosphere supported the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over southern Florida in the afternoon and evening hours of May 23, 2025.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.