/ Storm field report · Volusia

Hail in Port Orange · May 10, 2026

NEXRAD logged 17 hail signatures up to 3"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft. At 3" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

Peak hail signal 3" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 11,940
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · May 10, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The most severe storm Port Orange has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 6.8 / 10
Storm severity score

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

6.8 /10
Peak hail signal
75 /100

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

Homes exposed
82 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Port Orange saw the hail — from two instruments

May 10, 2026 · Port Orange, FL

Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Port Orange, FL on May 10, 2026 Radar signature field

The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.

Max size 3" Detections 17
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on May 10, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.

Max size 1.75"

The storm in context

Where May 10, 2026 sits in Port Orange's hail record.

This was Port Orange's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the May 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Port Orange at 3" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 10, 2026 convective day was bigger than Port Orange: the same system put hail over 350 other tracked cities, 8 of them in Florida. Nearest: Seville (28 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Palatka (46 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Howey In The Hills (51 miles southwest, up to 0.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Port Orange 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

1 report 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.

Hail reports

1 report
Hail size 1.5"
2 SSE Wilbur By the Sea Volusia County

“Ping pong ball sized hail reported from a trained spotter approximately 1 mile north of Ponce Inlet. (MLB)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Storm forensics

How the storm moved

Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports

Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.

Reports came from Wilbur By The Sea — beyond Port Orange itself.

Severe hail signal

What 3" hail means for Port Orange 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.

11,940 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$143M

Potential roof exposure — 11,940 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
60 jobs
Illustrative work
~$900K

Close just 0.5% of the 11,940 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 $2,507 on top of the $150 plan.

Port Orange hail history

14 recorded storm days in Port Orange, FL
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Sep 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Sep 6, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Aug 26, 2026

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

Aug 22, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Aug 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Aug 20, 2026

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

Aug 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Jul 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jul 27, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Jul 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jul 26, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Port Orange, FL on Jul 12, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jul 12, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jul 5, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jul 4, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Jun 2, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on May 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

May 8, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Port Orange, FL on Mar 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Port Orange / FL

Mar 15, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →

The next storm won’t wait for you.

Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Open this storm on the live map → Start free trial

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

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 7, 2026.