Florida · May 8, 2025

Florida hail map — May 8, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Florida cities on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Apopka.

Hail swath map for Apopka, FL on May 8, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Apopka on May 8, 20251.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
3
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 May 8, 2025

5 reports filed with the National Weather Service4 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.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 SSW Apopka, FL5:08 PM EDTOrange County

    Trained spotter was located at SR-414 and Marden Rd.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    3 WSW Bethune Beach, FL6:05 PM EDTVolusia County

    Trained spotter in Edgewater reported hail the size of nickels and quarters (0.88 to 1.00 inch).

  • 0.88 penny size Trained Spotter
    Edgewater, FL7:06 PM EDTVolusia County

    Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail at 7:06 PM in Edgewater.

  • 0.50 penny size Trained Spotter
    Edgewater, FL5:45 PM EDTVolusia County

    Trained spotter reported half inch hail with winds around 30-35 KT in Edgewater at 5:45 PM.

  • 0.25 penny size Public
    4 WSW Inwood, FL4:35 PM EDTPolk County

    Public reported pea sized hail near Polk Parkway and FL 540.

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.

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Florida hail on May 8, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Florida cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Apopka. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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