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Houston hail season 1998
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 6 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1998 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1998, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 1998 | 5 | 1.75" | FORT BEND, HARRIS, CHAMBERS |
| April 27, 1998 | 3 | 1.75" | MONTGOMERY, SAN JACINTO |
| June 5, 1998 | 2 | 1.75" | WALLER, HARRIS |
| July 14, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | MONTGOMERY |
| February 16, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | WALLER |
When it fell
Jan 6 · Feb 1 · Apr 3 · Jun 2 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 17 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1998 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Houston claim from 1998?
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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 Houston 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.