Hail in Punta Gorda · Mar 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures 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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Convective day · Mar 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 24th most severe storm Punta Gorda 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
- 35 /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 Punta Gorda saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
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 Punta Gorda's hail record.
This was Punta Gorda's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 24th of the 37 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Punta Gorda at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Punta Gorda: the same system put hail over 58 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Florida. Nearest: Avon Park (53 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Canal Point (71 miles east, up to 1"); Kissimmee (88 miles north, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 37 Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda, 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 Punta Gorda 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
$660K
Potential roof exposure — 55 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Punta Gorda hail history
Other storms in Punta Gorda.
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 2, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 25, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 7, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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