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Amarillo hail season 1999
48 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1999 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1999, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1999 | 16 | 2.75" | RANDALL, POTTER, OLDHAM |
| June 10, 1999 | 13 | 2.75" | RANDALL, ARMSTRONG, POTTER |
| June 24, 1999 | 9 | 1.75" | RANDALL, POTTER, CARSON |
| April 13, 1999 | 6 | 1.75" | POTTER, CARSON |
| September 14, 1999 | 2 | 1.00" | POTTER, OLDHAM |
“Large hail damaged a total of eight hundred and fifty automobiles at Gene Messer Ford in southwest Amarillo and Westgate Chevrolet on the west side of Amarillo causing a total of two and a half million dollars. The rest of the damage was to other people's cars , roof damage, windows of homes and sky lights.”
— NWS event narrative, May 25, 1999 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 6 · May 18 · Jun 22 · Sep 2
Wind context: the record also holds 5 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1999 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Amarillo claim from 1999?
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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 Amarillo 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.