Hail in Lithia · May 21, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lithia that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 21, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 11th 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 37 /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.
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 May 21, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lithia, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 21, 2026 sits in Lithia's hail record.
This was Lithia's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 67 days after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lithia at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 21, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lithia: the same system put hail over 120 other tracked cities, 13 of them in Florida. Nearest: Myakka City (30 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Inverness (69 miles north, up to 0.5"); The Villages (76 miles north, up to 0.5").
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Lithia. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Lithia 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
$852K
Potential roof exposure — 71 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $15 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 Mar 15, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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