Hail in Sanford · Mar 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 14 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" 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 most severe storm Sanford 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 79 /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 Sanford 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.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where Mar 16, 2026 sits in Sanford's hail record.
This was Sanford's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sanford at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sanford: the same system put hail over 58 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Florida. Nearest: Longwood (9 miles southwest, up to 1.75"); Apopka (14 miles southwest, up to 2"); Deland (15 miles northwest, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Sanford 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Sanford for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Sanford roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$101M
Potential roof exposure — 8,418 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 42 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$630K
Close just 0.5% of the 8,418 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 $1,768 on top of the $150 plan.
Sanford hail history
Other storms in Sanford.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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