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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2009
55 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2009 | 24 | 2.75" | TARRANT, DENTON |
| May 26, 2009 | 8 | 1.75" | TARRANT |
| July 8, 2009 | 6 | 1.75" | KAUFMAN, ELLIS, DALLAS |
| May 2, 2009 | 6 | 1.75" | TARRANT, DENTON, COLLIN |
| July 19, 2009 | 4 | 1.75" | DALLAS, DENTON |
“Ping Pong to Baseball size hail damaged about 400 vehicles at a car dealership located at I-35W and Golden Triangle. Numerous cars sustained broken windshields and dents.”
— NWS event narrative, March 30, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 2 · Mar 24 · Apr 3 · May 16 · Jul 10
Wind context: the record also holds 155 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — 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.