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Houston hail season 2016
18 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.50". 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2016 | 5 | 2.50" | HARRIS, LIBERTY |
| April 13, 2016 | 4 | 1.25" | FORT BEND, GALVESTON, HARRIS |
| May 12, 2016 | 3 | 1.75" | HARRIS |
| March 18, 2016 | 2 | 1.50" | HARRIS |
| June 18, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | FORT BEND |
“Quarter sized hail occurred and covered the ground a couple miles north of the Downtown Houston area.”
— NWS event narrative, January 8, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 5 · Mar 2 · Apr 4 · May 6 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 31 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 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.