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New Orleans hail season 2011
17 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2011 | 8 | 1.75" | ST. BERNARD, PLAQUEMINES, JEFFERSON, ST. CHARLES |
| May 26, 2011 | 6 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, ST. TAMMANY |
| June 6, 2011 | 2 | 1.75" | ST. TAMMANY |
| June 7, 2011 | 1 | 1.00" | ORLEANS |
“The Jefferson Parish Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Manhattan Blvd and the Westbank Expressway.”
— NWS event narrative, March 29, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 8 · May 6 · Jun 3
Wind context: the record also holds 38 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 30 miles of the New Orleans 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.