Hail in Okeechobee · Jul 3, 2026
Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 23rd most severe storm Okeechobee 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
- 31 /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 Okeechobee 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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Okeechobee's hail record.
This was Okeechobee's 21st recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Jun 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 23rd of the 37 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Okeechobee at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Okeechobee: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 12 of them in Florida. Nearest: Indiantown (20 miles east, up to 1.25"); Canal Point (28 miles southeast, up to 1.25"); Palm City (34 miles east, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 37 Okeechobee 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.
For this storm over Okeechobee, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Okeechobee 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
$408K
Potential roof exposure — 34 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $7 on top of the $150 plan.
Okeechobee hail history
Other storms in Okeechobee.
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 14, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 28, 2026
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