Hail in Lithia · Mar 15, 2026
NEXRAD logged 23 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 15, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Lithia 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 55 /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 Lithia 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 signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Mar 15, 2026 sits in Lithia's hail record.
This was Lithia's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Mar 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lithia at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lithia: the same system put hail over 695 other tracked cities, 66 of them in Florida. Nearest: Mulberry (9 miles southeast, up to 2.5"); Wimauma (14 miles southwest, up to 2.25"); Bowling Green (14 miles southeast, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Lithia 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 Lithia, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Lithia roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$6.7M
Potential roof exposure — 555 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 555 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 $117 on top of the $150 plan.
Lithia hail history
Other storms in Lithia.
Estimated-size surface Aug 31, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
2"
NEXRAD surface Jul 22, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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