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Memphis hail season 2023
32 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 10 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2023 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2023, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2023 | 7 | 4.00" | TATE, DE SOTO, MARSHALL |
| June 11, 2023 | 5 | 2.00" | DE SOTO |
| February 15, 2023 | 5 | 2.00" | SHELBY, CRITTENDEN |
| June 16, 2023 | 4 | 1.75" | TATE, DE SOTO, SHELBY |
| April 27, 2023 | 4 | 1.50" | SHELBY |
“Golf ball-sized hail fell at Highway 51 and Thunderbird Drive.”
— NWS event narrative, December 9, 2023 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 5 · Mar 1 · Apr 4 · May 1 · Jun 10 · Aug 3 · Sep 1 · Dec 7
Wind context: the record also holds 100 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2023 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Memphis claim from 2023?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
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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 30 miles of the Memphis 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.