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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2020
75 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 12 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2020 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2020, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2020 | 33 | 1.75" | ELLIS, DALLAS, TARRANT, PARKER |
| April 19, 2020 | 12 | 1.75" | DALLAS, KAUFMAN, TARRANT |
| May 7, 2020 | 5 | 1.25" | TARRANT, PARKER |
| May 4, 2020 | 5 | 1.25" | DENTON |
| August 16, 2020 | 4 | 1.25" | DALLAS, COLLIN |
“Golf ball sized hail was reported via social media near South Cooper and West Harris in southern Arlington.”
— NWS event narrative, April 28, 2020 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 2 · Mar 3 · Apr 48 · May 16 · Jul 2 · Aug 4
Wind context: the record also holds 51 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2020 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Dallas–Fort Worth claim from 2020?
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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.