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Hail in Micanopy · Mar 16, 2026

NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 3
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only

Convective day · Mar 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 6th most severe storm Micanopy has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.4 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

1.4 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
12 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Micanopy saw the hail — from two instruments

Mar 16, 2026 · Micanopy, FL

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Micanopy, FL on Mar 16, 2026 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.

Max size 0.75" Detections 1

Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Mar 16, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Mar 16, 2026 sits in Micanopy's hail record.

This was Micanopy's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 6th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Micanopy at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Mar 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Micanopy: the same system put hail over 58 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Florida. Nearest: Gainesville (14 miles north, up to 1"); Dunnellon (35 miles south, up to 0.75"); Palatka (39 miles east, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Micanopy 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

No reports filed with the NWS

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 Micanopy, 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 Micanopy 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.

3 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$36K

Potential roof exposure — 3 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.

Micanopy hail history

6 recorded storm days in Micanopy, FL

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 20, 2026.