Hail in Florence · Mar 11, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Florence that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Florence has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 41 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Florence saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Mar 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Florence, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 11, 2026 sits in Florence's hail record.
This was Florence's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the Feb 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Florence at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Florence: the same system put hail over 41 other tracked cities. Nearest: Savannah (29 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Iuka (29 miles west, up to 0.5"); Collinwood (30 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Florence storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
For this storm over Florence, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Florence roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1.3M
Potential roof exposure — 111 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 111 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $23 on top of the $150 plan.
Florence hail history
Other storms in Florence.
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 28, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 26, 2026
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