Hail in Orlando · Jul 12, 2026
NEXRAD logged 15 hail signatures up to 1.75"; 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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Convective day · Jul 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 13th most severe storm Orlando 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 40 /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 Orlando 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 12, 2026 sits in Orlando's hail record.
This was Orlando's 17th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Jul 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 13th of the 30 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Orlando at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Orlando: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 46 of them in Florida. Nearest: Clermont (14 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Deland (28 miles north, up to 0.5"); Altoona (28 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 30 Orlando 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Orlando. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Orlando roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1.2M
Potential roof exposure — 97 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 $20 on top of the $150 plan.
Orlando hail history
Other storms in Orlando.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"Jul 28, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Jul 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 12, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface May 2, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 16, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
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