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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2011
217 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 22 storm days, max 4.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | 42 | 4.50" | JOHNSON, KAUFMAN, TARRANT, DALLAS |
| April 19, 2011 | 24 | 2.00" | JOHNSON, TARRANT, KAUFMAN, COLLIN |
| April 14, 2011 | 22 | 2.00" | DALLAS, ROCKWALL, TARRANT, DENTON |
| April 26, 2011 | 20 | 1.75" | ELLIS, JOHNSON, DALLAS, COLLIN |
| May 1, 2011 | 18 | 2.00" | JOHNSON, ELLIS, TARRANT, DALLAS |
“Hail up to the size of grapefruits was reported around Irving for several minutes. Windows were broken or smashed out by the hail. The hail also damaged the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Country Club and golf course where the PGA's Byron Nelson Golf Championship was being held. Crews had to repair over 4,000 divots on the golf course before play could resume the next day. The greens of seven holes were significantly d”
— NWS event narrative, May 24, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 1 · Apr 104 · May 83 · Jun 13 · Sep 9 · Oct 7
Wind context: the record also holds 166 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — 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.