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Miami–Fort Lauderdale hail season 2011
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 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 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2011 | 7 | 1.75" | BROWARD |
| April 29, 2011 | 2 | 1.00" | MIAMI-DADE |
| June 19, 2011 | 1 | 1.25" | BROWARD |
| March 29, 2011 | 1 | 1.00" | MIAMI-DADE |
“A member of the public reported increasing hail sizes near the intersection of Indian trace and Bonaventure in Weston. Dime-sized hail began around 400 pm and increased to golf ball-sized hail by 410 pm EDT.”
— NWS event narrative, June 12, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 2 · Jun 8
Wind context: the record also holds 24 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — 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.