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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 33870

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 33870 from May 30, 1967 through August 29, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
15
Wind Reports
30
Tornado Reports
7
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 33870 · 1967–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 29, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 33870

15 reports
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1.75″ hail
Apr 4, 2022
10:35 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: MULTIPLE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTS NEAR SEBRING... FL FROM NWS EMPLOYEE AND TRAINED SPOTTERS.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SSW Sebring Shores, FL
0.75″ hail
Apr 20, 2012
2:15 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A trained spotter reported penny sized hail near Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: .92 SW Sebring, FL
1.00″ hail
May 14, 2011
12:15 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The Sheriff's Office received numerous reports of dime to quarter sized hail across Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Sebring, FL
1.00″ hail
May 14, 2011
12:15 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The public reported quarter sized hail at the Lakeshore Mall in Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.41 WNW Lake Jackson, FL
0.88″ hail
Jul 20, 2007
3:34 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of penny to nickel size hail from Sebring to Lake Placid.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Sebring, FL
0.75″ hail
Feb 13, 2007
2:39 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported by the public in Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Sebring, FL
0.75″ hail
Mar 14, 2003
5:40 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sebring, FL
0.88″ hail
Mar 30, 2001
4:11 AM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter one mile east of Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 E Sebring, FL
1.75″ hail
Aug 17, 1999
3:15 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Highlands County Emergency Management reported golfball sized hail in Sebring.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sebring, FL
1.00″ hail
May 10, 1999
4:00 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A Skywarn Spotter and Highlands County Emergency Management reported that quarter sized hail covered the ground over an inch deep with drifts as high as ten inches near U.S. Highway 98 in Lorida.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Lorida, FL
0.88″ hail
May 7, 1999
5:02 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel to dime sized hail was reported at the Lakeshore Mall in Sebring by Emergency Management.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sebring, FL
1.00″ hail
May 7, 1999
4:35 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Skywarn Spotters and the Highlands Today newspaper reported quarter to nickel sized hail from Sebring to Lake Placid.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sebring, FL
1.75″ hail
Mar 20, 1998
2:49 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golfball sized hail was reported by the Highlands County Emergency Management.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 S Sebring, FL
2.00″ hail
Jul 25, 1990
5:20 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, FL
1.00″ hail
Apr 19, 1980
8:30 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 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 33870

30 reports
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49 mph
Aug 29, 2026
7:35 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: AWOS station KSEF Sebring Air Terminal.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring Air Terminal, FL
UNK mph
Jun 2, 2026
9:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree damage and roof damage at Alan Jay Chevy GMC in Sebring.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 W Sebring, FL
UNK mph
May 7, 2025
12:45 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** Highlands Co EM relayed pictures of damage to 3 mobile homes in the Francis One Mobile Estates community... with one minor injury reported. Damage mainly to awnings and carports. Radar signature consistent with a downburst/microburst. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Sebring, FL
UNK mph
May 1, 2022
6:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE STRUCTURE AND THAT A TREE FELL ON A SEPARATE STRUCTURE AS A THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Mar 12, 2022
4:32 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: EM REPORTED MULTIPLE HOMES WITH ROOF... CARPORT... AND/OR WINDOW DAMAGE AT LEISURE ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Sebring, FL
62 mph
Mar 20, 2018
9:35 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: AWOS AT SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 62 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Mar 20, 2018
9:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT HIGHLANDS COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Mar 20, 2018
9:15 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HIGHLANDS COUNTY EM REPORTED A DOWNED TREE ON LAKEVIEW DR. IN SEBRING.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring, FL
46 mph
Sep 1, 2013
3:45 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Reports were received of several trees knocked down and minor damage to a couple docks along Lakeview Drive. Time was estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: .56 SSW Sebring, FL
58 mph
May 14, 2011
12:15 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The public reported six trees downed in the Lakeshore Mall area in Sebring.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.41 WNW Lake Jackson, FL
58 mph
Feb 13, 2007
2:35 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Law enforcement reported a camper had rolled over near the 400 block of Bethea Lane.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Jun 15, 2001
6:06 PM EST
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Highlands county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to seventeen homes and eight businesses in Sebring.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring, FL
UNK mph
May 4, 1998
2:35 PM EST
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds removed the roof structure of a fifteen vehicle aluminum carport 25 to 30 feet away from the Highlands Regional Medical Center on U.S. Highway 27. Several large tree limbs were also downed by thunderstorm winds in Sebring.
NWS Wind Report Location: NW Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Jan 8, 1998
10:12 AM EST
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and caused minor structural damage to three homes.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sebring, FL
UNK mph
Jul 15, 1997
4:37 PM EST
Wind report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines in east Sebring.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Sebring, 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 33870

7 reports
UNK category
Mar 12, 2022
3:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: * DELAYED REPORT * SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED JUST NORTHWEST OF ARBUCKLE CREEK RD AND HIGHWAY 98. 1645Z.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NW Lorida, FL
F0 category
Aug 13, 2004
11:05 AM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Hardee County · 5,950 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The public reported a tornado moving along County Road 634 near crewsville in rural southeast Hardee County.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 10 SE Zolfo Spgs, FL
F1 category
Nov 9, 1990
1:15 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F1 category
May 4, 1978
1:20 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F0 category
Apr 8, 1976
3:00 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F0 category
Feb 3, 1970
8:00 AM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F1 category
May 30, 1967
2:00 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 33870
Highlands County · 35,680 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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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 33870 area census snapshot

People & households
Population25,067
Households11,092
Housing units13,933
Income
Median household income$50,606
$100k+ households22.4%
$150k+ households6.2%
Housing stock
Single-family detached7,217
Attached single-family608
Small multifamily1,399
Large multifamily991
Mobile homes3,563
Housing mix
Single-family share51.8%
Attached-home share4.4%
Multifamily share17.2%
Mobile-home share25.6%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied7,773
Renter-occupied3,319
Vacant units2,841
Home value & age
Median home value$154,300
Owner homes $300k+13.6%
Owner homes $500k+4.7%
Owner homes $750k+1.4%
Median year built1981
Older-home share48.7%
Vehicle context
Households with cars10,028
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 33870 have on record?

Our records show 15 hail, 30 wind, and 7 tornado reports in and near ZIP 33870, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 29, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 33870?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 33870 is 2.00″. It was reported near Sebring, FL on July 25, 1990.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 33870 — 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 33870 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 33870 — 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 33870 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 33870 — 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 33870 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 33870 — 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 33870, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 33870, 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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