Florida hail risk
Orange County has the highest hail risk in Florida, scoring 98.2 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 900 hail events across Florida over the past decade.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | 98.2 | Relatively High | 45 |
| 2 | Hillsborough County | 97.8 | Relatively High | 12 |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County | 96.6 | Relatively High | 43 |
| 4 | Duval County | 96.2 | Relatively High | 61 |
| 5 | Pinellas County | 94.3 | Relatively High | 5 |
| 6 | Polk County | 73.4 | Relatively Moderate | 24 |
| 7 | Escambia County | 59.6 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 8 | Manatee County | 49.1 | Relatively Low | 4 |
| 9 | Leon County | 45.2 | Relatively Low | 21 |
| 10 | Palm Beach County | 43.9 | Relatively Low | 55 |
| 11 | Lake County | 43.7 | Relatively Low | 22 |
| 12 | Highlands County | 41.6 | Relatively Low | 3 |
| 13 | Volusia County | 39.2 | Relatively Low | 41 |
| 14 | Santa Rosa County | 37.4 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 15 | Martin County | 37.2 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 16 | Brevard County | 35.1 | Relatively Low | 56 |
| 17 | Broward County | 34.2 | Relatively Low | 45 |
| 18 | Hardee County | 31.3 | Very Low | 5 |
| 19 | Pasco County | 30.1 | Very Low | 5 |
| 20 | St. Lucie County | 29.1 | Very Low | 24 |
| 21 | Okaloosa County | 28.9 | Very Low | 6 |
| 22 | DeSoto County | 28.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | Gadsden County | 26.5 | Very Low | 7 |
| 24 | Lee County | 24.3 | Very Low | 11 |
| 25 | Sumter County | 23 | Very Low | 2 |
| 26 | Osceola County | 21.9 | Very Low | 15 |
| 27 | Nassau County | 21.8 | Very Low | 14 |
| 28 | Seminole County | 21.3 | Very Low | 45 |
| 29 | Sarasota County | 21 | Very Low | 3 |
| 30 | Bay County | 20.4 | Very Low | 24 |
| 31 | Marion County | 20 | Very Low | 16 |
| 32 | Collier County | 19.9 | Very Low | 15 |
| 33 | Alachua County | 17.9 | Very Low | 20 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 17.1 | Very Low | 10 |
| 35 | Madison County | 16.9 | Very Low | 4 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 16.8 | Very Low | 2 |
| 37 | Walton County | 15.5 | Very Low | 14 |
| 38 | Putnam County | 14.2 | Very Low | 6 |
| 39 | Indian River County | 13.1 | Very Low | 10 |
| 40 | Okeechobee County | 12.6 | Very Low | 3 |
| 41 | Charlotte County | 12.3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 42 | Hernando County | 11.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Gilchrist County | 11.2 | Very Low | 3 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 11 | Very Low | 1 |
| 45 | Citrus County | 9 | Very Low | 5 |
| 46 | Baker County | 8.8 | Very Low | 3 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 8.8 | Very Low | 4 |
| 48 | Hendry County | 8.7 | Very Low | 13 |
| 49 | St. Johns County | 7.5 | Very Low | 35 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 7.2 | Very Low | 7 |
| 51 | Washington County | 7 | Very Low | 5 |
| 52 | Flagler County | 6.8 | Very Low | 39 |
| 53 | Glades County | 6.7 | Very Low | 4 |
| 54 | Holmes County | 6 | Very Low | 1 |
| 55 | Clay County | 5.9 | Very Low | 12 |
| 56 | Levy County | 5.7 | Very Low | 5 |
| 57 | Suwannee County | 5.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Columbia County | 5.4 | Very Low | 3 |
| 59 | Wakulla County | 4.7 | Very Low | 4 |
| 60 | Hamilton County | 4.4 | Very Low | 4 |
| 61 | Gulf County | 3.3 | Very Low | 12 |
| 62 | Bradford County | 2.7 | Very Low | 3 |
| 63 | Dixie County | 2.6 | Very Low | 2 |
| 64 | Liberty County | 2.6 | Very Low | 2 |
| 65 | Lafayette County | 2.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Taylor County | 2.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Union County | 1.5 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest hail risk county in Florida?
Orange County, FL has the highest hail risk in Florida, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.2 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes hail risk in Florida?
Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.