Lightning TrackerTallahassee storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Tallahassee, 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 Tallahassee by the numbers
Tallahassee sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 810 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 33 hail reports, 752 damaging-wind reports and 25 tornado reports. On average that is 18.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, June, July, when 48% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 73 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Tallahassee; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Mar 16, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Tallahassee
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi N · Leon Co. |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi W · Gadsden Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi S · Wakulla Co. |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi E · Leon Co. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi E · Leon Co. |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi NW · Gadsden Co. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi S · Wakulla Co. |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi SE · Leon Co. |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi S · Wakulla Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi N · Leon Co. |
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
Storm season in Tallahassee
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Tallahassee
Tallahassee averages 1.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 16 miles from the city centre on Apr 24, 2021. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Tallahassee
There have been 25 tornado reports within 25 miles of Tallahassee since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 3, 2019, 10 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 Tallahassee
Does Tallahassee get a lot of severe storms?
Tallahassee averages 18.0 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 Tallahassee?
Most severe-weather reports around Tallahassee come in April, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Tallahassee?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Apr 24, 2021, 16 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Tallahassee?
Yes — 25 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Mar 3, 2019.
How do I get storm alerts for Tallahassee?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Tallahassee, 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 Tallahassee, 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.