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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2012
99 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 11 storm days, max 3.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2012 | 41 | 3.25" | ELLIS, DALLAS, TARRANT, COLLIN |
| April 3, 2012 | 30 | 3.50" | ELLIS, JOHNSON, DALLAS, KAUFMAN |
| May 30, 2012 | 9 | 1.75" | DALLAS, ROCKWALL, DENTON |
| June 6, 2012 | 7 | 2.00" | JOHNSON, DALLAS, ROCKWALL, COLLIN |
| August 17, 2012 | 5 | 1.50" | TARRANT, COLLIN |
“Hail up to the size of baseballs caused considerable damage in the Lakewood area of Dallas. The roofs of many homes were damaged with the hail leaving holes in some of the roofs. House and vehicle windows were smashed out, and tree limbs and leaves were shredded off the trees. A greenhouse attached to a home on Mercedes Avenue was also destroyed. The tower at the Lakewood Theater was damaged and one side of the theat”
— NWS event narrative, June 13, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 1 · Apr 30 · May 12 · Jun 48 · Aug 6 · Nov 1 · Dec 1
Wind context: the record also holds 71 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — 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.