Hail in Ormond Beach · May 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 23 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Ormond Beach 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 61 /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 Ormond Beach 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.
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.
The storm in context
Where May 8, 2026 sits in Ormond Beach's hail record.
This was Ormond Beach's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ormond Beach at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ormond Beach: the same system put hail over 378 other tracked cities, 16 of them in Florida. Nearest: Daytona Beach (10 miles south, up to 2.5"); Port Orange (12 miles southeast, up to 2.5"); Pierson (13 miles west, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Ormond Beach 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 Ormond Beach, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Ormond Beach roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$13M
Potential roof exposure — 1,121 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 6 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$90K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,121 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $235 on top of the $150 plan.
Ormond Beach hail history
Other storms in Ormond Beach.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 28, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
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