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Hail history im Aptos, CA

Last hail im 10 milesMar 29, 20230.25 in (pea)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail im 20061.00 in (25-cent coin)Jan 20, 2010

Hail days im 200612

Days im hail 1 inch imwin1

Tornadoes im 10 miles4

Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles3

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Aptos im 12 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 1.00 in (25-cent coin) im Jan 20, 2010. Hail ej common im March im January.

Recent hail im Aptos

No hail wutuk im 10 miles im Aptos im last two years.

Hail days near Aptos by year

When hail season peaks near Aptos

Of the 12 hail days since 2006, most fell in March (6) and January (4).

Largest hail storms near Aptos

Jan 20, 2010 · 1.00 in (25-cent coin) · Corralitos (6 mi from Aptos)

Mar 10, 2006 · 0.75 in (1-cent coin) · Live Oak (4 mi from Aptos)

Jan 19, 2017 · 0.25 in (pea) · Santa Cruz (6 mi from Aptos)

Jan 23, 2017 · 0.25 in (pea) · Santa Cruz (8 mi from Aptos)

Sep 11, 2017 · 0.25 in (pea) · Watsonville (8 mi from Aptos)

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Aptos

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Dec 14, 2024	EF1	Scotts Vly 9 mi from Aptos	0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide
Jan 6, 2019	EF0	Santa Cruz 8 mi from Aptos	0.1 mi long, 7 yd wide
Jan 6, 2019	EF0	Santa Cruz 7 mi from Aptos	0.5 mi long, 7 yd wide
Dec 22, 2012	EF0	Ellicott 8 mi from Aptos	1.1 mi long, 20 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Aptos

3 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Aptos since 2006, on 3 days. The strongest measured gust was 91 mph on Dec 25, 2025.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Dec 25, 2025	91 mph, imwin	Santa Cruz 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 4, 2024	58 mph, ekkar	Capitola 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 2, 2024	75 mph, ekkar	Ellicott 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

Jabdoñ eo an roof im hail?

Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Aptos; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Aptos.

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