County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in Bay County, Florida The hail events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 68 hail events on record for Bay County, Florida, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 22 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 24 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of SOUTHPORT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles W of VICKSBURG

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles NNW of VICKSBURG

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles E of PARKER

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles WSW of SOUTHPORT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile ENE of WEST PANAMA CITY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NW of MAGNOLIA BEACH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of MAGNOLIA BEACH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of VICKSBURG

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NW of LYNN HAVEN

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles WSW of SOUTHPORT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of GULF RESORT BEACH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of LYNN HAVEN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NE of SAUNDERS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of SAUNDERS

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

8 miles NNW of VICKSBURG

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At FOUNTAIN

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NNE of HILAND PARK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles NNW of VICKSBURG

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SOUTHPORT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BRANNONVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FOUNTAIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles E of SPRINGFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles NNW of VICKSBURG

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BRANNONVILLE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Bay County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000001102
1960s00000000000
1970s02011000004
1980s10111000004
1990s00100310319
2000s222003401115
2010s040510412017
2020s0414530 (part of the year)17

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan6 events
  2. Feb3 events
  3. Mar16 events
  4. Apr13 events
  5. May5 events
  6. Jun14 events
  7. Jul5 events
  8. Aug0 events
  9. Sep4 events
  10. Oct0 events
  11. Nov1 event
  12. Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Bay County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter29
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball26
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball12
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball1
4 in and largersoftball and larger0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Bay County beside the total of the counties of Florida and of the United States
MeasureBayAll counties of FloridaAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026685,660423,723
Events for each 100 square miles9.010.512.0
Events for each 10,000 residents3.82.612.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Bay County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Bay County, Florida". https://countyhazards.com/county/fl/bay/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Bay County?
March has 16 of the 68 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Florida?
NCEI has 5,668 hail events on record for Florida from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Bay County compare with the other counties of Florida?
The counties of Florida have 10.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Bay County has 9.0.
How large is the hail on record for Bay County?
13 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.