Hail in Punta Gorda · Aug 21, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 21, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 32nd 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 22 /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
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 Aug 21, 2026 sits in Punta Gorda's hail record.
This was Punta Gorda's 32nd recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Aug 14, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 32nd of the 37 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Punta Gorda at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 21, 2026 convective day was bigger than Punta Gorda: the same system put hail over 659 other tracked cities, 30 of them in Florida. Nearest: Moore Haven (28 miles east, up to 0.5"); Zolfo Springs (35 miles north, up to 0.5"); Lake Placid (39 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Punta Gorda. 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 Punta Gorda 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
$144K
Potential roof exposure — 12 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $3 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 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"
NEXRAD surface Mar 16, 2026
0.75"
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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