Florida · March 3, 2024

Florida hail map — March 3, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 17 Florida cities on March 3, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Orlando.

Hail swath map for Orlando, FL on March 3, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Orlando on March 3, 20241.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
17
in Florida
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Florida on March 3, 2024

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    3 E Cooper City, FL4:30 PM ESTBroward County

    Video and photos showing hail between 1 and 1.5 inches in diameter.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    3 E Cooper City, FL4:45 PM ESTBroward County

    Member of the public reports quarter sized hail in East Davie.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    2 SE Cooper City, FL4:48 PM ESTBroward County

    Member of the public shared two videos of nickel-to-quarter sized hail falling as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area.

  • 0.88 penny size Trained Spotter
    1 E Lake Worth, FL2:13 PM ESTPalm Beach County

    Trained spotter reports hail dime to nickel-sized in Lake Worth.

  • 0.70 penny size Public
    1 NW Pine Castle, FL3:50 PM ESTOrange County

    A member of the public reported dime-sized hail near Pine Castle.

  • 0.70 penny size Public
    2 NNE Cooper City, FL4:32 PM ESTBroward County

    mPing reports dime-sized hail.

  • 0.50 penny size Trained Spotter
    1 WNW Orlando, FL4:10 PM ESTOrange County

    TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AT MILE MARKER 81 ON I-4.

  • 0.50 penny size Public
    1 SSE Bradfordville, FL4:20 PM ESTLeon County

    Public reported hail estimated at just larger than pea sized.

  • 0.25 penny size Trained Spotter
    Port Orange, FL12:35 PM ESTVolusia County

    Spotter reports pea sized hail near Clyde Morris Blvd and Dunlawton Ave in Port Orange.

  • 0.25 penny size Public
    1 NNE Gainesville, FL1:40 PM ESTAlachua County

    Pea size hail reported from mPing.

  • 0.25 penny size Public
    Live Oak, FL2:00 PM ESTSuwannee County

    Pea sized hail briefly fell near the intersection of Hamilton Ave NE and 2nd St. NE in Downtown Live Oak, FL.

  • 0.25 penny size Public
    3 NW Animal Kingdom, FL4:27 PM ESTOrange County

    A member of the public reported pea sized hail southwest of Horizon West.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Hail elsewhere on March 3, 2024

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Florida hail on March 3, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 17 Florida cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Orlando. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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