Hail in Homestead · Jul 26, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Homestead 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
- 0 /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 Homestead 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 26, 2026 sits in Homestead's hail record.
This was Homestead's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Homestead at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Homestead: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 53 of them in Florida. Nearest: Miami (14 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Miami Beach (28 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Bal Harbour (33 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Homestead 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 Homestead 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 Homestead 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
Homestead hail history
Other storms in Homestead.
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Aug 1, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 25, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 2, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
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