Hail in Ocala · May 23, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Ocala that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 23, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 23rd most severe storm Ocala 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
- 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 Ocala 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.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 23, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ocala, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 23, 2026 sits in Ocala's hail record.
This was Ocala's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 23rd of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ocala at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 23, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ocala: the same system put hail over 222 other tracked cities, 18 of them in Florida. Nearest: Dunnellon (23 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Lady Lake (24 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Altoona (33 miles southeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 23 Ocala 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 Ocala. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Ocala 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
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
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