StormProof → hail seasons → Dallas–Fort Worth → 2016
Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2016
101 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 7 storm days, max 5.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2016 | 40 | 5.25" | ROCKWALL, HUNT, COLLIN, DENTON |
| March 23, 2016 | 30 | 2.00" | TARRANT, DALLAS, COLLIN, DENTON |
| March 17, 2016 | 18 | 2.50" | TARRANT, PARKER, COLLIN, DENTON |
| April 29, 2016 | 5 | 1.75" | TARRANT, DENTON |
| March 30, 2016 | 5 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, ELLIS, TARRANT |
“Amateur radio reported softball sized hail in Southeast Wylie. The hail damage in Wylie was significant with many of the homes and businesses being damaged. It was reported the roofs of some homes and businesses were penetrated by the hail. Several injuries were reported due to the broken glass but a final total could not be obtained.”
— NWS event narrative, April 11, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 54 · Apr 45 · May 2
Wind context: the record also holds 74 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — 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.