Union County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Union County, Florida? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 56 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 34 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 22 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Union County
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wellborn to Doctors Inlet. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jennings to near Maxville. Movement was south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Palestine Community, or 8 miles northwest of Lake Butler. A strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake Butler, Palestine Community, and Olustee.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glen St. Mary, or 17 miles north of Raiford, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Macclenny, Glen St.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near New River, or 7 miles east of Worthington Spring, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts around 40 to 50 mph.. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Raiford, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts around 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Starke, Keystone Heights, Raiford, Middleburg, Beasley, New River, Camp Blanding, Kingsley, Sampson, and Lake Geneva.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sampson, or near Starke, moving east at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Starke, Raiford, and Sampson.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sanderson, or 7 miles north of Raiford, moving southwest at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Raiford, Glen St.”
“At 822 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raiford, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Starke, Raiford, Beasley, Lawtey, Johnstown, and Ellerbee.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Union County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Worthington Spring to near Archer. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles north of Taylor to Glen St. Mary to Worthington Springs. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New River, or 8 miles southeast of Lake Butler, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort White, or near Ichetucknee Spring, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ichetucknee Spring, Columbia, Fort White, Upland Pines, Groves, and Providence.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Worthington Spring, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Worthington Spring, Worthington Springs, Beasley, New River, La Crosse, Brooker, and Dukes.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Taylor to 6 miles east of Mayo. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake City, Ichetucknee Spring, Columbia, Macclenny, Fort White, Glen St.”
“At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wellborn, or 8 miles south of White Springs, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wellborn to near Fort White. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near High Springs to near Sparr. Movement was north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a couple of strong thunderstorms centered over Palestine Community, or near Lake Butler, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake Butler, Palestine Community, Watertown, Lulu, and Olustee.”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A tree was reported down along SW State Road 121. Time was estimated by radar. (JAX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Lake Butler SPC verified report
Sunday, May 17, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Wellborn to near Worthington Springs. Movement was north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 538 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Watertown, or near Lake City, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts around 40 mph, pea size hail, and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.”
- Hail 0.88" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout over Lake Butler, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Landspouts and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 111 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Belmont to near Mcalpin. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1237 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms near Sampson, or 11 miles southwest of Starke, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Union County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Lake Butler SPC verified report
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1015 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Taylor to near Obrien. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, February 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 411 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout over Columbia, or 7 miles north of Ichetucknee Spring, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Landspouts and wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Union County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Union County, FL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 56 severe weather events in Union County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Union County recently?
Yes — 22 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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