Hail — Okeechobee, Florida

2016-03-24 · near Hilolo, Okeechobee, Florida

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm produced hail up to golf ball size at the Country Hills Estates, north of the City of Okeechobee. The hail was observed at Okeechobee County Fire Rescue Station 4 near the intersection of Highway 441 and NE 168th Street, and also by nearby residents. The hail reportedly fell for over 5 minutes, Video was obtained.

Wider weather episode

An upper level weather disturbance, together with a very unstable airmass and mesoscale boundaries resulted in numerous strong thunderstorms across the central Florida peninsula. Two of the storms produced large hail, from quarter to golf ball size.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 617270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.