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Abilene hail season 2014
18 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 4.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2014 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2014, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2014 | 13 | 4.50" | TAYLOR, CALLAHAN, JONES |
| April 13, 2014 | 3 | 1.50" | CALLAHAN, TAYLOR |
| June 11, 2014 | 1 | 1.75" | JONES |
| March 15, 2014 | 1 | 1.00" | TAYLOR |
“A report of large hail measured at 4.5 inches was received from the Severe Hazards Analysis and Verification Experiment affiliated with the National Severe Storms Laboratory. The vicious hail storm struck during the Abilene Art Walk children���s parade. The Taylor County Sheriff���s Office reported up to a dozen people were treated for various injuries. About six of the injured were parade-goers who experienced min”
— NWS event narrative, June 12, 2014 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 3 · Jun 14
Wind context: the record also holds 14 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2014 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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.