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Abilene hail season 2005
18 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 4.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2005 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2005, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2005 | 6 | 2.75" | BROWN, CONCHO, RUNNELS, TAYLOR |
| May 31, 2005 | 4 | 4.00" | RUNNELS, MENARD, TOM GREEN |
| May 25, 2005 | 4 | 2.50" | TAYLOR, JONES |
| February 22, 2005 | 3 | 4.25" | TAYLOR, JONES |
| June 4, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | CALLAHAN |
“The supercell thunderstorm that had been over Paint Rock for the past several minutes started to move to the east southeast.”
— NWS event narrative, May 8, 2005 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 3 · May 14 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 3 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2005 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Abilene claim from 2005?
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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.