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Billings hail season 2018
16 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2018 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2018, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2018 | 10 | 1.75" | YELLOWSTONE, STILLWATER |
| May 23, 2018 | 3 | 1.00" | YELLOWSTONE |
| July 2, 2018 | 1 | 1.50" | YELLOWSTONE |
| June 21, 2018 | 1 | 1.00" | YELLOWSTONE |
| May 27, 2018 | 1 | 1.00" | YELLOWSTONE |
“Large hail combined with strong winds resulted in significant crop damage.”
— NWS event narrative, July 27, 2018 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 4 · Jun 1 · Jul 11
Wind context: the record also holds 4 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2018 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Billings claim from 2018?
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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 Billings 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.