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Miami–Fort Lauderdale hail season 2006
10 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 3 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2006 | 8 | 2.00" | MIAMI-DADE |
| June 27, 2006 | 1 | 1.00" | MIAMI-DADE |
| May 16, 2006 | 1 | 1.00" | BROWARD |
“Public reported hail up to golf ball size in the western section of Hialeah. Hail was covering the road on the Palmetto Expressway between NW 74 ST and NW 103 ST.”
— NWS event narrative, May 15, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 9 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 15 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — 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 35 miles of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale 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.