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New Orleans hail season 2013
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 3 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2013 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2013, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2013 | 5 | 1.25" | JEFFERSON, ST. CHARLES, ST. TAMMANY |
| February 24, 2013 | 5 | 2.50" | JEFFERSON, ST. BERNARD, ORLEANS |
| February 22, 2013 | 3 | 1.75" | ST. TAMMANY |
“Half dollar size hail was reported by an off duty NWS employee in the Indian Village subdivision.”
— NWS event narrative, June 6, 2013 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 8 · Jun 5
Wind context: the record also holds 17 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2013 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a New Orleans claim from 2013?
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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.