Storm near Palm Beach Gardens
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Largest hail
- 1.75 ingolf ball
- Strongest wind
- —no reading
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 2within 8 mi
2 reports
- 1.50 in hail (ping pong ball)7.0 mi NE of central Palm Beach GardensJupiter · Palm Beach County · Broadcast Media
The broadcast media reported quarter to ping pong ball sized hail fell in the Jupiter and Jupiter Farms areas.
- 1.75 in hail (golf ball)4.3 mi ESE of central Palm Beach Gardens2.8 mi NW of Palm Beach Gardens · Palm Beach County · Social Media
Penny to golf ball sized hail was reported by the public in Palm Beach Gardens.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Shortwave troughs crossing the region, and cooler temperatures aloft, led to the ideal environment for an active afternoon and evening on April 26th with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Ample diurnal heating increased instability across the region which lead to numerous strong thunderstorms with the primary hazards of gusty winds and hail.