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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2004
38 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 13 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2004 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2004, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2004 | 12 | 2.75" | WISE, JACK, TARRANT, ERATH |
| April 30, 2004 | 10 | 2.00" | ELLIS, TARRANT, DALLAS, KAUFMAN |
| April 6, 2004 | 3 | 1.00" | TARRANT |
| October 30, 2004 | 2 | 1.00" | TARRANT, DALLAS |
| June 5, 2004 | 2 | 1.75" | DALLAS, COLLIN |
“Golfball size hail occurred at Runaway Bay on the south side of Lake Bridgeport.”
— NWS event narrative, June 1, 2004 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 14 · May 3 · Jun 16 · Jul 2 · Oct 3
Wind context: the record also holds 76 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2004 — 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.