Hail in Cedar Key · Jul 17, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Cedar Key that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Cedar Key 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
- 6 /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 Cedar Key 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 17, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Cedar Key, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 17, 2026 sits in Cedar Key's hail record.
This was Cedar Key's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 55 days after the May 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Cedar Key at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Cedar Key: the same system put hail over 415 other tracked cities, 71 of them in Florida. Nearest: Inglis (14 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Chiefland (15 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Old Town (18 miles north, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Cedar Key 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 Cedar Key. 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 Cedar Key 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
$12K
Potential roof exposure — 1 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $0 on top of the $150 plan.
Cedar Key hail history
Other storms in Cedar Key.
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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