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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near West Pensacola, FL

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near West Pensacola, FL from March 2, 1972 through June 22, 2023, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Hail Reports
2
Wind Reports
6
Tornado Reports
4
Max Hail Size
0.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  West Pensacola, FL · 1972–present Updated  Daily · last Jun 22, 2023

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near West Pensacola, FL

2 reports
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0.75″ hail
Mar 8, 1998
4:40 AM CST
Hail report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime size hail was reported along I-10 just west of Pensacola.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Pensacola, FL
0.50″ hail
Jul 8, 1995
5:08 PM CST
Hail report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Wind gust to 58 mph and dime-size hail was reported two miles east of Lillian, Alabama, on the west side of Pensacola just past the Lillian Bridge.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Pensacola, 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 West Pensacola, FL

6 reports
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UNK mph
Jun 22, 2023
1:34 AM UTC
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: *** 1 FATAL *** NWS survey concludes that a wide swath of damaging winds of 65 to 75 miles per hour impacted parts of West Pensacola. The first damage was noted near West Fairfield Dr near 52nd Ave. As the area of winds moved south... a wider swath near 2 miles wide developed. This wind damage was associated with a broader circulation and a couple small embedded tornadoes were noted. See survey notes on the tornadoes. At Coker Ave... a large limb/tree fell on a manufactured home resulting in one fatality. Sporadic wind damage continued in a rather wide swath resulting in numerous small and large tree branches being snapped and a few instances of minor roof damage. A few large signs were blown out along state road 295 and a few windows were blow out by flying debris. Wind damage continued to the west of a developing tornado near the Pensacola County Club along Barrancas Ave before moving over Pensacola Bay where a 64 mph wind gust was recorded over Pensacola Bay. The lack of convergence
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SE West Pensacola, FL
75 mph
Jun 22, 2023
1:33 AM UTC
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: *** 1 FATAL *** NWS SURVEY CONCLUDES THAT A WIDE SWATH OF DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR IMPACTED PARTS OF WEST PENSACOLA. THE FIRST DAMAGE WAS NOTED NEAR WEST FAIRFIELD DR NEAR 52ND AVE. AS THE AREA OF WINDS MOVED SOUTH... A WIDER SWATH NEAR 2 MILES WIDE DEVELOPED. THIS WIND DAMAGE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROADER CIRCULATION AND A COUPLE SMALL EMBEDDED TORNADOES WERE NOTED. SEE SURVEY NOTES ON THE TORNADOES. AT COKER AVE... A LARGE LIMB/TREE FELL ON A MANUFACTURED HOME RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY. SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE CONTINUED IN A RATHER WIDE SWATH RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SMALL AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES BEING SNAPPED AND A FEW INSTANCES OF MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. A FEW LARGE SIGNS WERE BLOWN OUT ALONG STATE ROAD 295 AND A FEW WINDOWS WERE BLOW OUT BY FLYING DEBRIS. WIND DAMAGE CONTINUED TO THE WEST OF A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR THE PENSACOLA COUNTY CLUB ALONG BARRANCAS AVE BEFORE MOVING OVER PENSACOLA BAY WHERE A 64 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED OVER PENSACOLA BAY. THE LACK OF CONVERGENCE
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW West Pensacola, FL
UNK mph
Jun 22, 2023
1:30 AM UTC
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 3 inch across live oak tree limb off top of tree on ground and a couple more still up in tree in front yard. Canopy which was secured to 4 x 4 posts on 2 sides destroyed.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW West Pensacola, FL
58 mph
Dec 28, 2015
8:45 AM CST-6
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds around 60 mph resulted in downed trees and power lines.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 S Goulding, FL
67 mph
Jul 8, 1995
5:08 PM CST
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wind gust to 58 mph and dime-size hail was reported two miles east of Lillian, Alabama, on the west side of Pensacola just past the Lillian Bridge.
NWS Wind Report Location: West Pensacola, FL
UNK mph
Jul 9, 1991
2:30 PM CST
Wind report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, 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 West Pensacola, FL

4 reports
UNK category
Jun 22, 2023
1:35 AM UTC
Tornado report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS Survey Team found a EF-2 Tornado was impacted areas of Warrington Florida into Pensacola Beach. The tornado began as a discontinuous EF-0 before briefly intensifying to an EF-1 as it entered Pensacola Bay near the Pensacola County Club. It then crossed Pensacola Bay as a waterspout impacting Pensacola beach where it intensified to EF-2 strength causing significant damage to well built homes... tossed boats and threw a several hundred pound dumpster roughly 50 to 70 yards before moving out over the Gulf. Max width of roughly 450 yards occurred over Pensacola Beach.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SSW West Pensacola, FL
F1 category
Sep 12, 1979
10:50 PM CST
Tornado report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F1 category
Apr 14, 1975
12:30 PM CST
Tornado report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, FL
F1 category
Mar 2, 1972
9:00 AM CST
Tornado report for West Pensacola, FL
Escambia County · 100,747 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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NWS Storm Reports & Census Data

U.S. Census Data · City

West Pensacola, FL area census snapshot

People & households
Population20,679
Households8,636
Housing units10,221
Income
Median household income$38,641
$100k+ households18.6%
$150k+ households6.4%
Housing stock
Single-family detached7,278
Attached single-family123
Small multifamily1,252
Large multifamily867
Mobile homes701
Housing mix
Single-family share71.2%
Attached-home share1.2%
Multifamily share20.7%
Mobile-home share6.9%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied4,235
Renter-occupied4,401
Vacant units1,585
Home value & age
Median home value$109,800
Owner homes $300k+7.9%
Owner homes $500k+3.3%
Owner homes $750k+1.5%
Median year built1963
Older-home share73.8%
Vehicle context
Households with cars7,627
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Frequently asked questions

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

Our records show 2 hail, 6 wind, and 4 tornado reports in and near West Pensacola, FL, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on June 22, 2023.

What is the largest hail ever reported in West Pensacola?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near West Pensacola, FL is 0.75″. It was reported near West Pensacola, FL on March 8, 1998.

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

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

I am selling a home in West Pensacola — 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 West Pensacola address?

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