Hail Swath Map Preview
The Gainesville, FL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 30, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 32 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 16, 2026 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Gainesville, FL Hail Map
The March 16, 2026 hail swath map for Gainesville, FL covers approximately 239 square miles and includes an estimated 41,038 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 186 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 37,745 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 186 sq mi | 37,745 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 51 sq mi | 3,193 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 2 sq mi | 100 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Gainesville, FL Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 16, 2026 hail swath map area for Gainesville, FL, HailGeeks estimates 17,369 single-family homes, 948 townhomes, and 4,047 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 15,995 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 15,995 | 936 | 4,023 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,324 | 12 | 24 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Gainesville, FL Hail Map
Hail from the March 16, 2026 storm was mapped across 10 counties in the Gainesville, FL region. Alachua County, FL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 435 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Gainesville, FL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 3 cities near Gainesville, FL. Gainesville, FL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 6,877 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Gainesville, FL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 16, 2026 Gainesville, FL hail map spans 12 ZIP codes. ZIP 32609 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 435.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 16, 2026 hail map for Gainesville, FL currently list 0 public hail reports, 32 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 16, 2026 12:09 PM CT | 2 NNE Alton | FL | Tree and line down near County Road 354 and Sun Rose Road. | |
March 16, 2026 12:24 PM CT | 2 NNW Chiefland | FL | Social media picture showed a tree down in front of Aldi and Bealls on US-19. | |
March 16, 2026 12:30 PM CT | Cross City | FL | power lines down in the Cross City area. | |
March 16, 2026 12:35 PM CT | 4 NE Florahome | FL | A tree fell on a powerline near the intersection of Tinsley Rd and holloway Rd. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 12:47 PM CT | 1 WSW Worthington Sprin | FL | Trees were reported down at the intersections of SW 119th Ave and SW 36th St and SW 102nd Ave and SW 36th Trail. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 12:50 PM CT | 2 WSW Lake Butler | FL | Updates previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 WSW Lake Butler. Multiple trees were reported down across SW SR 121 especially at the intersections with SW 76th St and SW 92nd St. Powerlines were reported down in Lake Butler and a powerpole was leaning along SW 7th St. EM reported a gust of 42 mph. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 12:55 PM CT | 2 SW Palatka | FL | Putnam county EM reported trees down along South Moody Rd near pine Oak Way and South State Rd 19. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:02 PM CT | 4 NNW Johnstown | FL | Trees were reported down across NE CR 238 and NE 149th St. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:05 PM CT | Old Town | FL | power lines down around the Old Town area. | |
March 16, 2026 1:05 PM CT | 1 SW Welaka | FL | A tree fell on powerlines along 301 south St. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:15 PM CT | 1 SE Crescent City | FL | Trees were reported down in Crescent City along south Highway 17 and Union Camp Rd. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:17 PM CT | Fanning Springs | FL | Power lines down at NW 140th St and NW 30th Ave. | |
March 16, 2026 1:28 PM CT | Maxville | FL | FDOT reports a tree down on Highway 301 in Maxville. | |
March 16, 2026 1:42 PM CT | 3 W Jacksonville Heigh | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down across the Jacksonville Heights and Normandy areas. Trees and powerlines were blocking Samaritan Way and Chaffee Rd S. A tree fell on a house along Normandy Blvd causing unknown damage. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:45 PM CT | 3 ESE Hampton | FL | Several trees down off SW County Road 18 in Bradford County. Time estimated via radar and reported gust of 55mph at nearby Keystone Heights Airport. | |
March 16, 2026 1:50 PM CT | 3 NW Tallyrand | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down across the northside. A downed wire caught a tree on fire along 43rd St E. Downed wires fell onto 16th St. Trees were down along Trout River Blvd and Lem Turner. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:50 PM CT | 2 SSE Asbury Lake | FL | Three large oak trees uprooted along Cathedral Oak Parkway and fell in the same direction. This was likely due to a downburst. | |
March 16, 2026 1:52 PM CT | Florahome | FL | A tree fell across State Rd 100 near Holloway Rd obstructing the road. Multiple trees and powerlines were reported down in the Florahome area especially along Thornton Ln... Coral Farms Rd... and north County Rd 315. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:52 PM CT | 1 WNW Orange Park | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down across the Orange Park area due to a downburst that began near Asbury Lake. Multiple trees fell on homes destroying the roofs along Rusmor St... Debarry Ave and Warren Ct. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:53 PM CT | Melrose | FL | Trees were reported down along Topaz Trail... County Rd 219 and Hall Rd. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:55 PM CT | 1 ENE Interlachen | FL | Trees and powerlines were reported down across Interlachen along north County Rd 315... Cousintown Rd... Old Gainesville Hwy and Old Woods Rd. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 1:56 PM CT | 2 NE Mandarin | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in the Mandarin... Southside and Baymeadows areas. A tree fell onto a house along Ballestero Dr causing unknown damage. Trees and powerlines were blocking Mandarin and Brady Rd. Total Duval residents affected by a power outage was over 20...000 at 1500 today. Those numbers either sustained themselves or went down by 1652. At 1652... the total number of customers without power was at 5...787. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 2:05 PM CT | 1 SSE San Pablo | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down across the beaches and Arlington areas. Large trees were reported down in Jacksonville Beach and along B Ward St. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 2:06 PM CT | 2 E Univ Of North Fl | FL | A few large trees uprooted or snapped... around 13100 Mallard Pond Ct. Time was estimated based off radar and the public report. | |
March 16, 2026 2:10 PM CT | Palatka | FL | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported across Palatka along 3rd Ave... Horseman Club Rd... South State Rd 19... Bardin Rd... Silver Lake Dr... West River Rd and Kelley Smith Ranch Rd. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 2:20 PM CT | 2 ESE Spuds | FL | A storm chaser shared pictures of a tree down across FL 206 near Hamilton Ave. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 2:28 PM CT | Silver Springs Shores | FL | Pine tree snapped at the base of the trunk and fell onto a fence causing damage. Time was estimated by radar. | |
March 16, 2026 12:48 PM CT | 61 mph | 4 NE Orange Park | FL | AWOS station KNIP Jacksonville Nas measured a peak wind speed of 61 mph. |
March 16, 2026 1:36 PM CT | 61 mph | 1 NW Gainesville Airpor | FL | ASOS station KGNV Gainesville measured a peak gust of 61 mph. |
March 16, 2026 1:57 PM CT | 61 mph | 4 NE Orange Park | FL | Corrects previous time for tstm wnd gst report from 4 NE Orange Park. AWOS station KNIP Jacksonville Nas measured another gust of 61 mph. |
March 16, 2026 1:59 PM CT | 61 mph | 4 NE Orange Park | FL | AWOS station KNIP Jacksonville Nas measured another gust of 61 mph. |
March 16, 2026 2:06 PM CT | 68 mph | 1 ENE Fort Caroline | FL | Mesonet WXFlow station XJAK Jacksonville measured a gust of 68 mph. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 16, 2026 Gainesville, FL storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Gainesville, FL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Gainesville, FL region as the March 16, 2026 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 28, 2025 through Mar 15, 2026, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 15, 2026.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Gainesville, FL
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