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Miami–Fort Lauderdale hail season 2016
6 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 3 storm days, max 1.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2016 | 4 | 1.00" | MIAMI-DADE |
| September 30, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | BROWARD |
| July 8, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | BROWARD |
“A trained spotter called to report quarter size hail falling at SW 107th Avenue and Bird Road. There were also many other reports of dime and pea size hail falling in the same area. Pea size hail was also reported at the local National Weather Service office in Miami located on FIU South Campus.”
— NWS event narrative, May 24, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 4 · Jul 1 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 14 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — 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.