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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 32439

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 32439 from March 29, 1972 through August 15, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
8
Wind Reports
51
Tornado Reports
10
Max Hail Size
3.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 32439 · 1972–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 15, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 32439

8 reports
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1.25″ hail
Sep 21, 2025
7:25 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: estimated from video on social media from the Windswept Dunes neighborhood.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 WNW Bruce, FL
1.00″ hail
Jul 24, 2018
1:25 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL 2 MILES EAST OF FREEPORT... FLORIDA.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Freeport, FL
1.00″ hail
Mar 17, 2016
3:45 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FREEPORT.
NWS Hail Report Location: Freeport, FL
1.00″ hail
May 30, 2012
3:32 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported near Old Jolly Bay Road and Highway 331.
NWS Hail Report Location: .53 SE Freeport, FL
0.88″ hail
Aug 12, 2009
1:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny to nickel size hail was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: .49 NNW Freeport, FL
0.88″ hail
Apr 8, 2006
4:08 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A NWS employee reported nickel size hail covering the ground.
NWS Hail Report Location: Freeport, FL
1.75″ hail
Apr 14, 1996
10:13 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Freeport, FL
3.50″ hail
Mar 29, 1972
1:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, FL
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 32439

51 reports
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49 mph
Aug 15, 2026
10:23 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Ambient weather station.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Portland, FL
UNK mph
Jul 30, 2026
7:02 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Walton County SO reported a tree hitting a power line on Old Jolly Bay Rd and caused a power outage from Hwy-20 to the Clyde B Wells Bridge.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Se Freeport, FL
UNK mph
Jul 30, 2026
6:55 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down along 331 S on Marquis Way.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Sse Freeport, FL
71 mph
Jul 30, 2026
6:54 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: An ambient station (Simons Weatherstation) gusted to 71 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Portland, FL
UNK mph
Jun 19, 2026
3:08 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees reported down along Hwy 20 east of Freeport.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Freeport, FL
UNK mph
Jun 19, 2026
2:55 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FHP reports tree down in the road near SR 20 and Hickory St.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NE Choctaw Beach, FL
58 mph
Mar 13, 2026
9:13 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Ambient station in Walton Co... FL measured wind gust of 58.16 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSW Freeport, FL
UNK mph
Mar 13, 2026
9:09 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Walton County EM reports a home with partial roof removal in the Hammock Bay area and stands tipped over... soccer goals destroyed at the middle school athletic fields.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Freeport, FL
84 mph
May 21, 2024
9:46 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wunderground station KFLFREEP65 gusted to 84 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SSW Freeport, FL
63 mph
May 21, 2024
9:44 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wunderground station KFLFREEP57 gusted to 63 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Portland, FL
UNK mph
May 18, 2024
12:26 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down across the road.
NWS Wind Report Location: Choctaw Beach, FL
UNK mph
May 13, 2024
4:43 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SE Portland, FL
UNK mph
May 12, 2024
9:48 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Highway 20 just west of JW Hollington Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 ESE Freeport, FL
67 mph
Jan 30, 2024
10:39 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed report... Wunderground station KFLFREEP57 gusted to 67 mph with a thunderstorm passage on December 10th.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Portland, FL
UNK mph
Aug 5, 2023
12:25 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down along Black Creek Blvd and County Highway 3280.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ESE Freeport, FL
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 32439

10 reports
UNK category
May 25, 2024
9:47 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Brief EF0 tornado confirmed. Tree damage along SR20 with TDS on radar. No structural damage reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 ESE Freeport, FL
UNK category
Jan 9, 2024
10:38 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TDS appeared from EVX radar as the storm moved onshore from Choctawhatchee Bay.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SSE Freeport, FL
UNK category
Jan 25, 2023
11:16 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CONFIRMED TDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NNE Bunker, FL
UNK category
Dec 9, 2021
6:12 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF TORNADO WITH A PRELIMINARY RATING OF EF0 TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN PORTLAND AND FREEPORT BETWEEN 12:07 CST AND 12:13 CST. MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF A RESIDENCE. A TDS WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON EVX RADAR.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 W Freeport, FL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2020
5:55 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: APPARENT WATER SPOUT MOVED ONSHORE... SNAPPING A TREE AND CAUSING SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Portland, FL
EF0 category
Apr 19, 2015
7:22 AM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief tornado was confirmed by a KEVX dual-pol radar debris signature in a rural area west of Bruce. Damage was likely confined to trees with no structural damage reported. This tornado was rated EF0.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.23 W Bruce, FL
F1 category
Nov 24, 2004
11:41 AM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado briefly touched down and damaged several homes on Pitts Bay Shore Drive along the Choctawhatchee Bay. Reported by the Walton County EMA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 S Freeport, FL
F0 category
Dec 16, 2000
1:55 PM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Several small trees down on County Road 6 about 1/8 mile north of Highway 20. Reported by the Walton County EMA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 15 NE Santa Rosa Beach, FL
F0 category
Dec 12, 1989
9:30 AM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F0 category
Sep 10, 1988
12:38 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 32439
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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ZIP 32439 area census snapshot

People & households
Population15,264
Households5,928
Housing units6,772
Income
Median household income$77,500
$100k+ households44.8%
$150k+ households19.9%
Housing stock
Single-family detached4,580
Attached single-family99
Small multifamily160
Large multifamily180
Mobile homes1,702
Housing mix
Single-family share67.6%
Attached-home share1.5%
Multifamily share5.0%
Mobile-home share25.1%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied4,411
Renter-occupied1,517
Vacant units844
Home value & age
Median home value$343,900
Owner homes $300k+58.5%
Owner homes $500k+23.9%
Owner homes $750k+1.9%
Median year built2005
Older-home share13.5%
Vehicle context
Households with cars5,720
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 32439 have on record?

Our records show 8 hail, 51 wind, and 10 tornado reports in and near ZIP 32439, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 15, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 32439?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 32439 is 3.50″. It was reported near Freeport, FL on March 29, 1972.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 32439 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 32439 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 32439 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 32439 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 32439 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 32439 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 32439 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 32439, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 32439, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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