Hail in Ocala · Mar 6, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Ocala that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 17th most severe storm Ocala 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
- 57 /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 Ocala saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Mar 6, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ocala, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 6, 2026 sits in Ocala's hail record.
This was Ocala's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 17th of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ocala at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ocala: the same system put hail over 486 other tracked cities, 6 of them in Florida. Nearest: Trenton (50 miles northwest, up to 1"); Old Town (59 miles northwest, up to 1"); Saint George (90 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 23 Ocala 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 Ocala. 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 Ocala 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
$8M
Potential roof exposure — 670 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 670 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 $141 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
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