Hail map for Gainesville, FL — April 11, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Gainesville on April 11, 2025.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.00″
- 7.9 mi away · Public
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
Work Gainesville on the live hail map
- The whole state around Gainesville, with this swath already on it
- Three years of hail swaths, filterable by stone size
- GPS door-knocking, pins, jobs and estimates — the full loop, not a preview
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
One state, one user, everything included. $79/mo, cancel anytime.
Did hail hit your address?
This page covers Gainesville as a whole. Check your own address to see every storm on record for your roof — the date and the stone size for each one — and we'll email you the full report to keep.
Check my addressFree, and no account needed to look it up. If hail did hit, you can ask for a free inspection from a vetted local roofer.
What people on the ground measured in Gainesville, FL on April 11, 2025
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public4 NNE Gainesville Airpo, FL · 7.9 mi away7:00 PM EDTAlachua County
Public report of up to 2.0 inch diameter hail reported near Waldo Road/State road 24 and NE 96th Ave.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 WNW Gainesville, FL · 3.8 mi away7:00 PM EDTAlachua County
Photos taken near the intersection of NW 34th St and NW 39th Ave show large hail up to golf ball size across the front yard of a residence.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Utility Company3 NW Gainesville, FL · 4.3 mi away6:42 PM EDTAlachua County
Hail slightly bigger than golf ball reported .
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 WNW Gainesville, FL · 4.7 mi away6:45 PM EDTAlachua County
Public report of Golf Ball size hail falling near the intersection of NW 36th Place and NW 47th Ter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NW University of Flor, FL · 5.5 mi away6:48 PM EDTAlachua County
Numerous reports from around Gainesville with hail ranging from nickel size to slightly larger than golf balls.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter2 WNW Gainesville, FL · 3.8 mi away6:55 PM EDTAlachua County
Skywarn Spotter shared photos of nickel size hail near the intersection of NW 39th Ave and NW 34th St.
- 0.88″ penny size Public4 ESE Newberry, FL · 14.3 mi away6:27 PM EDTAlachua County
penny to nickel size hail reported in Newberry.
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter4 W University of Flori, FL · 5.7 mi away6:36 PM EDTAlachua County
Skywarn Spotter estimated half inch size hail falling near SW 8th Ave and SW 75th St.
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.
Gainesville hail on April 11, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Gainesville that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.