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Orlando hail season 2016
9 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2016 | 4 | 1.50" | POLK, OSCEOLA |
| April 14, 2016 | 3 | 1.75" | POLK |
| June 14, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | OSCEOLA |
| May 29, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | LAKE |
“A long lasting severe thunderstorm moved from Polk County into northwest Osceola County and dropped hail between quarter and golf ball size for over 10 minutes. The hail piled up to over a foot deep at the peak of the storm in portions of Poinciana. Some hail damage occurred to the siding of homes, pool screens, recreational vehicles and cars.”
— NWS event narrative, March 26, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 4 · Apr 3 · May 1 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 17 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 30 miles of the Orlando anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.