Hail in Homestead · Aug 1, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 64 /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
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Aug 1, 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 Aug 1, 2026 sits in Homestead's hail record.
This was Homestead's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Jul 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Homestead at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Aug 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Homestead: the same system put hail over 98 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Florida. Nearest: Miami (14 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Hialeah (28 miles north, up to 1"); Hollywood (35 miles north, up to 1.25").
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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Homestead roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$19M
Potential roof exposure — 1,554 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 8 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$120K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,554 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 $326 on top of the $150 plan.
Homestead hail history
Other storms in Homestead.
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
0.75"
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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