Hail in Zolfo Springs · Mar 8, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Zolfo Springs that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Zolfo Springs 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
- 30 /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 Zolfo Springs 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 8, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Zolfo Springs, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 8, 2026 sits in Zolfo Springs's hail record.
This was Zolfo Springs's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 9th of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Zolfo Springs at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Zolfo Springs: the same system put hail over 31 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Florida. Nearest: Bowling Green (24 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Labelle (47 miles south, up to 0.75"); Lehigh Acres (56 miles south, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 23 Zolfo Springs 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Zolfo Springs. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Zolfo Springs 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
$348K
Potential roof exposure — 29 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 $6 on top of the $150 plan.
Zolfo Springs hail history
Other storms in Zolfo Springs.
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
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