Hail in Lake Helen · Apr 25, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lake Helen that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Lake Helen 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
- 75 /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 Lake Helen 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 25, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lake Helen, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 25, 2026 sits in Lake Helen's hail record.
This was Lake Helen's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 40 days after the Mar 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lake Helen at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lake Helen: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Florida. Nearest: Deland (12 miles west, up to 0.75"); Oviedo (21 miles south, up to 0.75"); Christmas (37 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Lake Helen 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 Lake Helen 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 Lake Helen 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
$71M
Potential roof exposure — 5,955 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 30 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$450K
Close just 0.5% of the 5,955 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
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $1,251 on top of the $150 plan.
Lake Helen hail history
Other storms in Lake Helen.
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 16, 2026
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