Hail in Dade City · Aug 14, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Dade City 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
- 80 /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 Dade City 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 signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Aug 14, 2026 sits in Dade City's hail record.
This was Dade City's 17th recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Aug 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Dade City at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Dade City: the same system put hail over 316 other tracked cities, 20 of them in Florida. Nearest: Zephyrhills (21 miles south, up to 0.75"); Wesley Chapel (22 miles south, up to 0.5"); Haines City (37 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 Dade City 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Dade City for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Dade City 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
$120M
Potential roof exposure — 9,997 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 50 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$750K
Close just 0.5% of the 9,997 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $2,099 on top of the $150 plan.
Dade City hail history
Other storms in Dade City.
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jul 22, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Jul 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface May 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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