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Austin hail season 2006
35 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 9 storm days, max 4.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2006 | 18 | 4.25" | HAYS, CALDWELL, TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON |
| May 6, 2006 | 3 | 1.00" | WILLIAMSON, TRAVIS |
| May 4, 2006 | 3 | 1.25" | TRAVIS |
| May 2, 2006 | 3 | 1.75" | CALDWELL, BASTROP, TRAVIS |
| April 18, 2006 | 3 | 2.00" | TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON |
“The team began the survey along IH-35 near Center Point Road. They noted widespread damage to trees and vegetation beginning near that point and continuing northward to the San Marcos Tanger Outlet Mall and Prime Time Outlet Mall. The damage was caused by a combination of large hail and winds gusting 40 to 50 mph. NWS NEXRAD Radar late Thursday afternoon had indicated severe thunderstorms in that area moving towar”
— NWS event narrative, April 20, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 23 · May 10 · Sep 1 · Nov 1
Wind context: the record also holds 16 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Austin claim from 2006?
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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 35 miles of the Austin 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.