Lightning TrackerCape Coral storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Cape Coral, FL, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
Live alerts for Cape Coral, FL
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Severe weather in Cape Coral by the numbers
Severe storms reach Cape Coral a handful of times a year: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 79 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 14 hail reports, 42 damaging-wind reports and 23 tornado reports. On average that is 4.9 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in January, June, July, when 57% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 3 wind reports and 4 tornado reports around Cape Coral.
Latest storm reports near Cape Coral
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | Tornado | 2 mi W · Lee Co. |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi E · Lee Co. |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Tornado | 10 mi E · Lee Co. |
| Jun 28, 2026 | Tornado | 10 mi N · Lee Co. |
| May 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 25 mi N · Charlotte Co. |
| May 17, 2026 | Tornado | 4 mi NW · Lee Co. |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Hail 1.00″ | 8 mi NE |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Hail 1.00″ | 15 mi NE |
| May 24, 2025 | Hail 1.00″ | 23 mi E |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Tornado EF0 | 6 mi SW |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Cape Coral
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Cape Coral
Cape Coral averages 1.2 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 1.00 inches — about the size of a quarter — reported 8 miles from the city centre on Jun 25, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Cape Coral
There have been 23 tornado reports within 25 miles of Cape Coral since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Oct 9, 2024, 6 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Cape Coral
Does Cape Coral get a lot of severe storms?
Cape Coral averages 4.9 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Cape Coral?
Most severe-weather reports around Cape Coral come in January, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Cape Coral?
1.00 inches (quarter size) on Jun 25, 2025, 8 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Cape Coral?
Yes — 23 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Oct 9, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Cape Coral?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Cape Coral, FL. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Cape Coral, FL. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.