Hail in Chiefland May 19, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.5" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Chiefland this day.
0.5"
≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft0
0
none filedThe 12th most severe storm Chiefland has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Chiefland 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.
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 May 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Chiefland, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where May 19, 2026 sits in Chiefland's hail record
This was Chiefland's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chiefland at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chiefland: the same system put hail over 263 other tracked cities, 5 of them in Florida. Nearest: Cedar Key (18 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Reddick (25 miles east, up to 0.5"); Crystal River (35 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills from Chiefland's May 19, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Chiefland. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
What 0.5" hail means for Chiefland roofs
Hail under three-quarters of an inch stays below the National Weather Service severe threshold and rarely breaks shingles outright. But repeated small-hail events accelerate granule loss and shorten roof life — on older roofs, it's still worth a conversation.
Track hail over Chiefland on the live map
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12 recorded storm days in Chiefland, FL
Other storms in Chiefland
Jul 30, 2026
1"
Jul 29, 2026
0.5"
Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Jul 25, 2026
0.5"
Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Jul 11, 2026
1.25"
Jul 10, 2026
1"
Jun 30, 2026
1"
Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
May 17, 2026
1.25"
May 16, 2026
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