StormProof → hail seasons → El Paso → 2018
El Paso hail season 2018
6 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 1 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2018 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2018, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2018 | 6 | 2.00" | EL PASO |
“There were several reports from the public near the Sunland Park Mall of hail up to quarter size that broke skylights and windows. Winds near 60 mph driving the hail intensified the effects.”
— NWS event narrative, May 21, 2018 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 6
Wind context: the record also holds 5 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2018 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a El Paso claim from 2018?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
Unlimited reports — Pro $99/mo Single report $29
Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the El Paso 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.