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Hail in Ocala · Aug 9, 2026

Hit 34 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 461
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 10th most severe storm Ocala has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.5 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.5 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
53 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Ocala saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 9, 2026 · Ocala, FL

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 9, 2026 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.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 9, 2026 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.

Max size 0.75"

The storm in context

Where Aug 9, 2026 sits in Ocala's hail record.

This was Ocala's 18th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Aug 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ocala at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ocala: the same system put hail over 453 other tracked cities, 20 of them in Florida. Nearest: Dunnellon (23 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Eustis (42 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Keystone Heights (42 miles north, up to 0.5").

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

No reports filed with the NWS

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 Ocala 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 Ocala 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.

461 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$5.5M

Potential roof exposure — 461 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
2 jobs
Illustrative work
~$30K

Close just 0.5% of the 461 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 $97 on top of the $150 plan.

Ocala hail history

Other storms in Ocala.

23 recorded storm days in Ocala, FL
← All hail in Ocala
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Sep 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Sep 10, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Aug 22, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Aug 20, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Aug 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Aug 14, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Aug 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Aug 5, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 29, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 27, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 25, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 17, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 12, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 11, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jul 10, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jun 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jun 29, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jun 27, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jun 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jun 25, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jun 24, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Jun 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Jun 18, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on May 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

May 23, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

May 16, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Mar 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Mar 15, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Ocala, FL on Mar 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Ocala / FL

Mar 6, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 11, 2026.