Storms · May 17, 2026
Florida severe weather on 2026-05-17
5 storm reports in Florida on 2026-05-17 (1 tornado, 4 wind), and 0 NWS alerts. Below: the reports, the alerts and roof permits in covered ZIPs since that day.
Independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. Data as of Oct 13, 2026.
Storm reports
| Time (UTC) | Type | Magnitude | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 | tornado | UNK | 2 N Cape Coral, Lee | SPC |
| 20:35 | wind | UNK | 1 E Greenville, Madison | SPC |
| 20:39 | wind | 82 mph | 2 ESE Greenville, Madison | SPC |
| 21:50 | wind | UNK | 3 E Jennings, Hamilton | SPC |
| 22:18 | wind | UNK | 3 WNW Belmont, Hamilton | SPC |
NWS alerts issued
No NWS alerts on file for this day.
Roof permits after this event vs normal
1,316 roof permits issued May 17, 2026 to Jun 15, 2026 (30 days) vs 1,493 expected from the prior 90 days: 0.88× normal. Latest permit in data: Oct 10, 2026.
| ZIP | Area | Roof permits | Expected | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33173 | Miami-Dade County | 51 | 39.3 | 1.3× |
| 33167 | Miami-Dade County | 22 | 11 | 2× |
| 32812 | City of Orlando | 27 | 16.3 | 1.65× |
| 33133 | City of Miami | 37 | 30 | 1.23× |
| 33147 | Miami-Dade County | 47 | 40 | 1.18× |
| 33018 | Miami-Dade County | 8 | 2 | 4× |
| 33165 | Miami-Dade County | 61 | 55.3 | 1.1× |
| 33162 | Miami-Dade County | 17 | 11.7 | 1.46× |
| 33187 | Miami-Dade County | 25 | 20.7 | 1.21× |
| 33015 | Miami-Dade County | 49 | 44.7 | 1.1× |
| 32807 | City of Orlando | 21 | 17 | 1.24× |
| 33129 | City of Miami | 10 | 6 | 1.67× |
| 33184 | Miami-Dade County | 15 | 11 | 1.36× |
| 32839 | City of Orlando | 4 | 0.3 | low base |
| 33144 | City of Miami | 11 | 7.3 | 1.5× |
| 33183 | Miami-Dade County | 33 | 29.3 | 1.13× |
| 33157 | Miami-Dade County | 30 | 26.7 | 1.13× |
| 33126 | City of Miami | 15 | 12 | 1.25× |
| 33012 | Miami-Dade County | 5 | 2.3 | 2.14× |
| 33109 | Miami-Dade County | 4 | 1.3 | 3× |
| 32829 | City of Orlando | 8 | 6 | 1.33× |
| 33134 | Miami-Dade County | 4 | 2.3 | 1.71× |
| 33138 | City of Miami | 13 | 11.3 | 1.15× |
| 32805 | City of Orlando | 20 | 18.7 | 1.07× |
| 33135 | City of Miami | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15× |
Window ends at the latest permit date in our data. Ratio shown only when at least 1 permit was expected. Roof permits issued in the window vs the average daily rate in the 90 days before the window start, scaled to the window length. Permit filing usually lags storm damage by 2 to 8 weeks. Roof permits: City of Orlando, Miami-Dade County (unincorporated + county-permitted) and City of Miami.
Contractors pulling roof permits since this event
| Contractor | License | Roof permits | License first issued | CILB cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ CONTRACTING OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. DBA:MAZE ROOFING | CCC1328669 Current, Active | 104 | Jun 25, 2008 | 0 |
| T & S ROOFING SYSTEMS INC | CCC1326032 Current, Active | 103 | Jun 18, 2004 | 0 |
| SKYMARK ROOFING LLC | CCC1331404 Current, Active | 94 | Jan 18, 2018 | 0 |
| ROOFING EXPERTS SERVICES INC | CCC1331656 Current, Active | 73 | Aug 14, 2018 | 0 |
| VICTORIA ROOFING INCORPORATED | CCC056844 Current, Active | 72 | Jun 7, 1993 | 0 |
| LOCK TIGHT IMPACT WINDOWS DOORS & ROOFING INC | CCC1328915 Current, Active | 55 | Dec 23, 2008 | 0 |
| ROOF TILE SPECIALISTS LLC | CCC1335330 Current, Active | 52 | Jan 16, 2024 | 0 |
| S&S ROOFING CORPORATION | CCC1332780 Current, Active | 50 | Oct 26, 2020 | 0 |
| AA MASTERS CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING GROUP CO | CCC1332215 Current, Active | 46 | Sep 16, 2019 | 0 |
| PROFORMANCE ROOFING | CBC1268767 Current, Active | 41 | Apr 1, 2025 | 0 |
| CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED LLC | CBC1261431 Current, Active | 41 | Dec 9, 2016 | 0 |
| ROOFTECS OF FLORIDA LLC | CCC1330873 Current, Active | 39 | Dec 3, 2015 | 0 |
| FLORIDA QUALITY ROOF SOLUTION CORP | CCC1334280 Current, Active | 38 | Dec 8, 2022 | 0 |
| MARTINEZ ROOFING CORP | CCC1332076 Current, Active | 36 | Jun 13, 2019 | 0 |
| PROPER ROOFING INC | CCC1331964 Current, Active | 35 | Mar 28, 2019 | 0 |
17 of these licenses were first issued within 12 months of May 17, 2026; 0 have Florida CILB disciplinary cases on record (FY2021/22 onward). Official Florida DBPR license records and CILB disciplinary case counts (FY2021/22 onward). A case on record is not a finding about current conduct; read the DBPR record before relying on it.
Sources
- National Weather Service alerts API (Florida), hourly
- NWS Local Storm Reports web service, hourly
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports (filtered, Florida rows), hourly
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, every 6 hours
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 (ZIP-level totals only), on request, cached 1 day
- US Census Bureau ZCTA boundaries and geocoder (roof permit ZIP assignment), every 6 hours
- Florida DBPR licensee extract and CILB discipline reports, weekly
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA (Disaster Declarations Summaries v2; NFIP Redacted Claims v3). This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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