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According to Florida Climate Center’s office of the state climatologist, Florida has numerous thunderstorms, but not that many instances of hail due to the freezing level in a Florida thunderstorm being so high that hail often melts before it reaches the ground. Even though hail is not common to the state, there have been about a dozen events of hail of over 3 inches reported in Florida. The recent storm in Stuart and throughout Martin County resulted in golf and tennis-ball sized hail, leaving numerous properties with extreme damage.