Hail in Loxahatchee · Mar 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Loxahatchee 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
- 36 /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 Loxahatchee 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 16, 2026 sits in Loxahatchee's hail record.
This was Loxahatchee's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Mar 14, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Loxahatchee at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Loxahatchee: the same system put hail over 58 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Florida. Nearest: West Palm Beach (12 miles east, up to 1.25"); Palm Beach Gardens (14 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Jupiter (17 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Loxahatchee 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 Loxahatchee, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Loxahatchee 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
$732K
Potential roof exposure — 61 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 $13 on top of the $150 plan.
Loxahatchee hail history
Other storms in Loxahatchee.
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 14, 2026
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