Hail in Bonita Springs · Aug 29, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bonita Springs that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Aug 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Bonita Springs 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 70 /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 Bonita Springs 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 Aug 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bonita Springs, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 29, 2026 sits in Bonita Springs's hail record.
This was Bonita Springs's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 38 days after the Jul 22, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bonita Springs at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bonita Springs: the same system put hail over 113 other tracked cities, 34 of them in Florida. Nearest: Fort Myers (14 miles north, up to 1"); Naples (14 miles south, up to 0.5"); Lehigh Acres (19 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Bonita Springs 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Bonita Springs. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Bonita Springs roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$40M
Potential roof exposure — 3,302 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 17 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$255K
Close just 0.5% of the 3,302 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $693 on top of the $150 plan.
Bonita Springs hail history
Other storms in Bonita Springs.
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 2, 2026
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