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Orlando storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Orlando, FL, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Orlando by the numbers

    10.7severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.2hail days a year
    12storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.00″biggest hail since 2016 (May 21, 2020)
    17tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Orlando gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 251 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 114 hail reports, 120 damaging-wind reports and 17 tornado reports. On average that is 10.7 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 56% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 10 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Orlando; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on May 12, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Orlando

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 6, 2026Damaging wind12 mi W · Orange Co.
    Aug 19, 2026Damaging wind15 mi S · Osceola Co.
    Aug 17, 2026Damaging wind9 mi S · Orange Co.
    Jul 13, 2026Damaging wind3 mi E · Orange Co.
    Jul 12, 2026Damaging wind24 mi SW · Osceola Co.
    Jul 8, 2026Damaging wind5 mi NE · Orange Co.
    Jun 20, 2026Damaging wind9 mi W · Orange Co.
    May 12, 2026Hail 1.00″12 mi NE · Seminole Co.
    Mar 16, 2026Damaging wind3 mi E · Orange Co.
    Aug 21, 2025Damaging wind9 mi S

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    01224354716: 5 hail16: 10 damaging wind16: 2 tornado1617: 12 hail17: 8 damaging wind17: 3 tornado1718: 9 hail18: 10 damaging wind18: 1 tornado1819: 7 hail19: 21 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 29 hail20: 13 damaging wind20: 5 tornado2021: 13 hail21: 6 damaging wind2122: 15 hail22: 7 damaging wind2223: 15 hail23: 18 damaging wind2324: 7 hail24: 11 damaging wind24: 2 tornado2425: 6 damaging wind25: 3 tornado2526: 2 hail26: 10 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Orlando

    015304459Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 18MarApr: 36AprMay: 59MayJun: 44JunJul: 37JulAug: 24AugSep: 19SepOct: 2OctNov: 1NovDec: 2Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Orlando

    Orlando averages 4.2 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 18 miles from the city centre on May 21, 2020. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Orlando

    There have been 17 tornado reports within 25 miles of Orlando since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 10, 2025, 12 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Orlando

    Does Orlando get a lot of severe storms?

    Orlando averages 10.7 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Orlando?

    Most severe-weather reports around Orlando come in May, June, July.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Orlando?

    3.00 inches (tea cup size) on May 21, 2020, 18 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Orlando?

    Yes — 17 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Mar 10, 2025.

    How do I get storm alerts for Orlando?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Orlando, FL. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Orlando, FL. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.