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Hail dates in Miami-Dade County, Florida
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Miami-Dade County on 19 days since 2016 (43 separate reports, 22 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on May 15, 2022; the most recent hail was March 25, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Miami-Dade County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | A member of the public in Leisure City reported hail to the size of quarter dollars covering his yard. |
| 2024-05-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | A member of the public reported 1.5-inch diameter (ping pong ball sized) hail near Kendall after a severe thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| 2023-05-24 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | An NWS employee reported up to nickel-size (0.88 inches) hail near SW 122 Avenue and Coral Way as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| 2023-04-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel sized hail was reported by the public on Ives Dairy Road between Aventura and Miami Gardens. |
| 2022-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | An off-duty NWS employee reported quarter size hail in Hialeah Gardens. |
| 2022-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Report received via Nextdoor of golf ball size hail in The Redland in the area of SW 187 Avenue and SW 190 Street. Broken tree branches were also reported. |
| 2022-04-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Everglades National Park employees reported penny size hail. |
| 2022-04-03 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 7 | Video received of hail to near golf ball size near SW 92 Avenue and Miller Drive. |
| 2022-03-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | An off duty NWS meteorologist reported quarter size hail from a thunderstorm along Tamiami Trail/US 41 in 40 Mile Bend in far western Miami-Dade County. |
| 2021-04-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Public reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of NW 164th St and NW 87th Ave near Miami Lakes. Time estimated based on time of report and radar. |
| 2020-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A trained spotter driving on the Florida Turnpike near US 27 reported hail up to the size of quarters. |
| 2020-05-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The public reported penny to dime size hail near a Country Club in Miami Lakes, FL associated with a thunderstorm. |
| 2019-07-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | A member of the public reported nickel sized hail near W 16th Ave and W 32nd St in Hialeah. |
| 2019-06-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A member of the public reported quarter sized hail in the west little river area of Miami-Dade county, near the intersection of NW 22nd Ave and NW 95th Street. |
| 2018-08-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 5 | Public picture and video received of pea sized hail falling with embedded larger pieces estimated up to half ���dollar size. |
| 2016-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | A trained spotter called to report quarter size hail falling at SW 107th Avenue and Bird Road. There were also many other reports of dime and pea size hail f… |
| 2016-05-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | An off-duty NWS employee reported dime size hail near exit 2 of the Florida Turnpike. |
| 2016-05-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime size hail was reported in Redlands from a trained spotter. Estimated wind gust of 50 mph/43 knots were also reported in the area with small branches and… |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Several reports of dime to nickel sized hail were received from trained spotters and via the broadcast media with storms across southern Miami-Dade county, m… |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2022 | 5 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Miami-Dade County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 54 reports since 2016, strongest 87 mph. 17 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-21 | 87 mph | 1 | A passing thunderstorm, with strong microburst wind gusts, cause localized damage at the Homestead General Airport. Numerous small airpla… |
| 2022-01-16 | 78 mph | 2 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph was measured at the WeatherSTEM station at the University of Miami RSMAS campus in Virginia Key. The a… |
| 2017-01-23 | 75 mph | 4 | A tractor trailer was overturned near NW 50th Street and 74th avenue in Miami-Dade reported by news media. |
| 2024-02-04 | 70 mph | 3 | A NWS Storm Survey found a swath of straight-line wind damage that began with an overturned semi-tractor trailer near Krome Avenue and SW… |
| 2020-04-30 | 66 mph | 7 | A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the Earth Networks site MNTLA at the Miami International Airport South Terminal at a height of 95 f… |
| 2024-06-07 | 64 mph | 1 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph/56 knots was measured at the Opa-Locka Airport ASOS site (KOPF). |
| 2020-08-24 | 64 mph | 2 | A severe thunderstorm wind gust of 65mph / 56 knots was recorded by the Wxflow Mesonet site, XTKY Turkey point. |
| 2023-04-17 | 63 mph | 1 | Law enforcement reports of large trees down from wind gusts around SE 27th Drive in Homestead. Time estimated from radar. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Miami-Dade County?
March 25, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on May 15, 2022.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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