Hail in Saint Cloud · Jul 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 16th most severe storm Saint Cloud 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 28 /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 Saint Cloud 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.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 30, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 30, 2026 sits in Saint Cloud's hail record.
This was Saint Cloud's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Jul 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 16th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Cloud at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Cloud: the same system put hail over 432 other tracked cities, 69 of them in Florida. Nearest: Haines City (24 miles west, up to 0.75"); Apopka (37 miles north, up to 0.75"); Polk City (37 miles west, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Saint Cloud roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$276K
Potential roof exposure — 23 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 $5 on top of the $150 plan.
Saint Cloud hail history
Other storms in Saint Cloud.
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 14, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 16, 2026
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