Hail in Haines City · May 12, 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 · May 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Haines 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
- 77 /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 Haines 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 May 12, 2026 sits in Haines City's hail record.
This was Haines City's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 58 days after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Haines City at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Haines City: the same system put hail over 18 other tracked cities, 13 of them in Florida. Nearest: Lake Wales (18 miles southeast, up to 2.75"); Orlando (30 miles northeast, up to 3"); Kenansville (31 miles southeast, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Haines 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.
For this storm over Haines City, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Haines 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
$87M
Potential roof exposure — 7,211 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 36 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$540K
Close just 0.5% of the 7,211 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $1,514 on top of the $150 plan.
Haines City hail history
Other storms in Haines City.
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jul 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
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