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Lubbock hail season 1999
20 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1999 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1999, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1999 | 7 | 2.25" | LYNN, LUBBOCK, HOCKLEY |
| May 26, 1999 | 6 | 4.00" | LYNN, LUBBOCK |
| September 5, 1999 | 2 | 1.75" | LUBBOCK |
| June 11, 1999 | 2 | 2.50" | LUBBOCK |
| June 10, 1999 | 2 | 1.50" | LUBBOCK |
“Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the southwestern Panhandle and the western South Plains during the late afternoon of the 15th. The atmospheric conditions, specifically modest instability but strong wind shear, supported the development of several supercell thunderstorms. A few of these storms occurred over open country in Lamb, Bailey and Yoakum Counties. The strongest and longest-lived sup”
— NWS event narrative, September 15, 1999 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 7 · Jun 4 · Sep 9
Wind context: the record also holds 2 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1999 — 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 25 miles of the Lubbock 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.