Hail in Okeechobee County, Florida

Hail March 24, 2016 · Okeechobee County, Florida

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Hilolo (27.3700, -80.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 617270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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