Hail Tallahassee, FL
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Tallahassee. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Tallahassee has collected 6 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.00 inches and fell at 1 W Killearn Estates. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Tallahassee. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 6.0 hail reports a year, coming on about 3.0 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 2.00 inches, on Apr 24, 2021.
Hail storms near Tallahassee in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.25 inches pea | 2 W WakullaWakulla County | Public |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 1 SW Tallahassee MallLeon County | Public |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 1 W Killearn EstatesLeon County | Public |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 1 NNW Killearn LakesLeon County | Broadcast Media |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 1 SW Tallahassee MallLeon County | Public |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 W Killearn EstatesLeon County | Public |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Tallahassee
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Lake Iamonia, Leon County | Apr 24, 2021 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Tallahassee, Leon County | Mar 30, 1997 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Tallahassee, Leon County | Jun 4, 1999 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Quincy, Gadsden County | Mar 11, 2000 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Crawfordville, Wakulla County | Jun 1, 2002 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hailstone sizes recorded near Tallahassee
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 63 | 50% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 62 | 49% |
| 2 inches and larger | 1 | 1% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 126 reports within 25 miles of Tallahassee from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.