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Amarillo hail season 2016
36 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 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2016 | 12 | 1.25" | ARMSTRONG, POTTER |
| June 13, 2016 | 10 | 2.00" | RANDALL, POTTER |
| May 16, 2016 | 7 | 3.00" | CARSON, POTTER |
| August 25, 2016 | 2 | 1.25" | POTTER |
| April 15, 2016 | 2 | 1.75" | POTTER |
“Quarter size hail was measured at the National Weather Service office in Amarillo, located near Rick Husband Airport, 7 miles east-northeast of Amarillo.”
— NWS event narrative, May 11, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 2 · May 21 · Jun 10 · Jul 1 · Aug 2
Wind context: the record also holds 15 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Amarillo claim from 2016?
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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.