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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2008
44 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 11 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2008 | 9 | 2.50" | DENTON, COLLIN |
| April 17, 2008 | 8 | 1.75" | ELLIS, JOHNSON, TARRANT, DALLAS |
| April 8, 2008 | 6 | 1.00" | TARRANT, DENTON, COLLIN, HUNT |
| March 31, 2008 | 5 | 2.75" | JOHNSON, TARRANT, DENTON |
| February 16, 2008 | 5 | 1.75" | COLLIN |
When it fell
Feb 11 · Mar 5 · Apr 25 · May 2 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 80 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — 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.