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Lubbock hail season 2012
23 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 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 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2012 | 9 | 2.75" | LYNN, GARZA, HOCKLEY, LUBBOCK |
| April 14, 2012 | 7 | 1.75" | LUBBOCK |
| March 16, 2012 | 2 | 1.25" | LUBBOCK, HALE |
| October 12, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | LUBBOCK |
| June 21, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | LUBBOCK |
“A destructive high-precipitation supercell exited Hockley County and continued moving southeast across southwest Lubbock County. A significant hailswath accompanied this supercell with hailstones as large as baseballs at times. Reports of baseball size hail were received from the following locations: Slide Rd and 150th St, 120th St and Milwaukee Ave, and also along FM 41 just west and east of Highway 87. Damage to ve”
— NWS event narrative, April 29, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 3 · Apr 16 · Jun 3 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 33 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — 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.