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Lubbock hail season 2009
18 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 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 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2009 | 6 | 2.50" | LUBBOCK, CROSBY |
| June 2, 2009 | 5 | 1.75" | TERRY, HOCKLEY, LUBBOCK |
| June 14, 2009 | 2 | 1.75" | TERRY, LUBBOCK |
| July 21, 2009 | 1 | 1.00" | LYNN |
| June 13, 2009 | 1 | 1.00" | LUBBOCK |
“A supercell thunderstorm developed over extreme southwestern Lubbock County and tracked east-northeastward. This storm produced a destructive hail swath over the southern portions of Lubbock during the 15:00 and 16:00 CST hours of the 16th. ||Large hail up the size of nickels was initially reported at 15:17 CST near the intersection of Slide Road and Woodrow Road south-southwest of the city. The storm intensified as ”
— NWS event narrative, April 16, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 6 · May 1 · Jun 10 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 19 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — 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.