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Lubbock hail season 2026
6 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2026 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2026, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 2 | 1.75" | TERRY, HALE |
| May 22, 2026 | 2 | 1.75" | LUBBOCK |
| June 25, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | LUBBOCK |
| June 8, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | LUBBOCK |
“An NWS cooperative weather observer and social media photos showed hail in and around Abernathy ranging in size from quarters to golf balls.”
— NWS event narrative, June 23, 2026 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 2 · Jun 4
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-10-01, before NCEI compiles the final record: 9 reports ≥1″ on 4 days, up to 1.75". Preliminary counts shift as reports are quality-controlled; they are labeled preliminary in every report we generate.
| Date (preliminary) | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 3 | 1.75" | Meadow, 2 SSE Abernathy, Abernathy |
| May 22, 2026 | 3 | 1.75" | 1 WSW Slaton, 1 WNW Slaton, 3 SE Lubbock Int. Airpo |
| September 15, 2026 | 2 | 1.00" | Smyer, 4 E Reese Center |
| June 8, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | 4 SE Reese Center |
Wind context: the record also holds 28 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2026 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260918, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Lubbock anchor. Preliminary counts: SPC daily storm reports through 2026-10-01. 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.