Hail in Haines City · Jul 30, 2026
Convective day · Jul 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th 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
- 42 /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
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 30, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 30, 2026 sits in Haines City's hail record.
This was Haines City's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Jul 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Haines City at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Haines City: the same system put hail over 432 other tracked cities, 69 of them in Florida. Nearest: Polk City (12 miles west, up to 0.75"); Saint Cloud (24 miles east, up to 0.5"); Apopka (37 miles north, up to 0.75").
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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Haines City. 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 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
$1.6M
Potential roof exposure — 130 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 130 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
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 $27 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 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 May 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.