Hail in Fort Lauderdale · Sep 12, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Fort Lauderdale that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 11th most severe storm Fort Lauderdale 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
- 62 /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 Fort Lauderdale 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.
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 Sep 12, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Fort Lauderdale, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 12, 2026 sits in Fort Lauderdale's hail record.
This was Fort Lauderdale's 22nd recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Sep 7, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 22 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fort Lauderdale at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fort Lauderdale: the same system put hail over 354 other tracked cities, 5 of them in Florida. Nearest: Moore Haven (67 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Lake Alfred (155 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Lakeland (161 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 22 Fort Lauderdale 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Fort Lauderdale for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Fort Lauderdale 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
$16M
Potential roof exposure — 1,319 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 7 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$105K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,319 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
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $277 on top of the $150 plan.
Fort Lauderdale hail history
Other storms in Fort Lauderdale.
Estimated-size surface Sep 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Jul 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 28, 2026
0.5"Take your next area into the field.
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