Hail in Lehigh Acres · Mar 8, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lehigh Acres that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 15th most severe storm Lehigh Acres 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
- 19 /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 Lehigh Acres 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 8, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lehigh Acres, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 8, 2026 sits in Lehigh Acres's hail record.
This was Lehigh Acres's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 15th of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lehigh Acres at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lehigh Acres: the same system put hail over 31 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Florida. Nearest: Labelle (14 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Immokalee (30 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Zolfo Springs (56 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Lehigh Acres 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 Lehigh Acres. 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 Lehigh Acres 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
$96K
Potential roof exposure — 8 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $2 on top of the $150 plan.
Lehigh Acres hail history
Other storms in Lehigh Acres.
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 2, 2026
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