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Abilene hail season 1996
20 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 8 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1996 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1996, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 1996 | 7 | 1.75" | TAYLOR, CALLAHAN, JONES |
| June 7, 1996 | 4 | 3.00" | TAYLOR, CALLAHAN, JONES |
| June 6, 1996 | 2 | 1.25" | JONES |
| May 5, 1996 | 2 | 1.75" | TAYLOR |
| April 21, 1996 | 2 | 2.75" | TAYLOR, JONES |
When it fell
Apr 9 · May 2 · Jun 7 · Sep 1 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 14 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1996 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Abilene claim from 1996?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Abilene anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.