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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Westlake, FL

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Westlake, FL from July 2, 2007 through May 12, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Hail Reports
2
Wind Reports
8
Tornado Reports
6
Max Hail Size
1.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Westlake, FL · 2007–present Updated  Daily · last May 12, 2025

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Westlake, FL

2 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 12, 2019
9:05 PM UTC
Hail report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN THE AREA OF SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY ROAD AND SYCAMORE DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AT 505 PM EDT.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 ENE Lion Country Safa, FL
0.75″ hail
Jun 15, 2012
2:50 PM EST-5
Hail report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny sized hail reported at Lion Country Safari.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.96 NE Loxahatchee, 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 Westlake, FL

8 reports
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UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:20 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Playground equipment knocked down... chairs blown over... small trees blown over/uprooted.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK mph
May 29, 2022
8:10 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE UPROOTED... WITH ADDITIONAL NUMEROUS 4-6 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK mph
May 29, 2022
8:10 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 50FT CRANK UP RADIO TOWER WIND DOWN DURING THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NE Lion Country Safar, FL
UNK mph
Apr 11, 2021
7:00 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER CALLED IN AND REPORTED SEVERAL DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. BRANCHES WERE ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 INCHES IN GIRTH.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Lion Country Safa, FL
58 mph
Jun 12, 2018
6:19 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTERED CALLED IN TO REPORT HIS HOME WEATHER STATION RECORDED 58 MPH WIND GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY... SEVERAL SMALL TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE AREA... AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO FENCES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNE Lion Country Safa, FL
58 mph
Apr 10, 2018
7:15 PM UTC
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 58 MPH / 50 KNOTS WAS RECORDED BY MESONET WEATHER STATION KFLOXAH26. THE OWNER OF THE PERSONAL WEATHER STATION ALSO NOTED SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES BROKEN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNE Lion Country Safa, FL
58 mph
Jul 22, 2008
7:45 PM EST-5
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The Belle Glade Police Department reported barricades being blown around at a construction site at twenty mile bend on State Road 80 with a passing thunderstorm.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.66 WNW Loxahatchee, FL
60 mph
Jul 2, 2007
5:30 PM EST-5
Wind report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wind gusts estimated at 60 to 70 mph by trained spotter on Deer Run Road near Lion Country Safari. Downed trees and pea sized hail were reported in the area.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.42 NNE Loxahatchee, 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 Westlake, FL

6 reports
UNK category
May 12, 2025
10:09 PM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Updates LSR to Tornado event type after survey determined EF0 tornado occurred. Playground equipment knocked down... chairs blown over... small trees blown over/uprooted.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 ENE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK category
Oct 9, 2024
8:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Two different spotter reports of a tornado on the ground. Pending storm survey.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 W Lion Country Safari, FL
UNK category
Oct 9, 2024
8:33 PM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 4 W Lion Country Safari Park. Two different spotter reports of a tornado on the ground. Time corrected based on storm survey findings.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 W Lion Country Safari, FL
UNK category
Oct 9, 2024
6:49 PM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 7 WNW Lion Country Safari Park. Corrects previous tornado report from 7 WNW Lion Country Safari Park. Spotter witnessed tornado touchdown looking north from 441/SR-80. This is a new tornado report after post-event analysis.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 WNW Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK category
Sep 29, 2022
1:44 AM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: PUBLIC REPORT OF WITNESSING A TORNADO AS WELL AS NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN AND A TREE WITH A 12 INCH TRUNK SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK category
Apr 10, 2018
7:10 PM UTC
Tornado report for Westlake, FL
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A VIDEO FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD SOUTH OF 20 MILE BEND OF US 98.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Lion Country Safa, 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 · City

Westlake, FL area census snapshot

People & households
Population2,876
Households960
Housing units964
Income
Median household income$140,000
$100k+ households60.2%
$150k+ households25.6%
Housing stock
Single-family detached964
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily0
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes0
Housing mix
Single-family share100%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share--
Mobile-home share--
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied945
Renter-occupied15
Vacant units4
Home value & age
Median home value$629,100
Owner homes $300k+97.8%
Owner homes $500k+71.4%
Owner homes $750k+30.0%
Median year built2021
Older-home share1.9%
Vehicle context
Households with cars958
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Frequently asked questions

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

Our records show 2 hail, 8 wind, and 6 tornado reports in and near Westlake, FL, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 12, 2025.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Westlake?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Westlake, FL is 1.00″. It was reported near Lion Country Safa, FL on May 12, 2019.

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

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

I am selling a home in Westlake — 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 Westlake address?

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