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Houston hail season 2000
17 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2000 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2000, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2000 | 7 | 2.00" | HARRIS, FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY, LIBERTY |
| May 4, 2000 | 2 | 1.75" | HARRIS, MONTGOMERY |
| May 2, 2000 | 2 | 2.75" | HARRIS, MONTGOMERY |
| March 10, 2000 | 2 | 1.00" | HARRIS, MONTGOMERY |
| August 2, 2000 | 1 | 1.00" | HARRIS |
“Hail shattered windows and damaged cars in the Province Square subdivision along Becker Rd. and Botkins Rd.”
— NWS event narrative, April 2, 2000 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 2 · Apr 9 · May 5 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 6 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2000 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Houston claim from 2000?
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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.