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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 1996
97 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 15 storm days, max 4.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1996 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1996, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1996 | 35 | 4.50" | ELLIS, JOHNSON, TARRANT, DALLAS |
| April 12, 1996 | 21 | 2.75" | ELLIS, JOHNSON, DALLAS, TARRANT |
| March 24, 1996 | 13 | 2.50" | NAVARRO, TARRANT, DALLAS, COLLIN |
| May 28, 1996 | 6 | 2.00" | DALLAS, COLLIN |
| April 19, 1996 | 6 | 1.75" | ELLIS, KAUFMAN, DALLAS, HUNT |
When it fell
Jan 1 · Feb 1 · Mar 13 · Apr 31 · May 8 · Jun 4 · Jul 3 · Aug 1 · Oct 35
Wind context: the record also holds 64 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1996 — 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 45 miles of the Dallas–Fort Worth 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.