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Philadelphia hail season 2014
17 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 4 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2014 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2014, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2014 | 14 | 2.50" | CUMBERLAND, SALEM, GLOUCESTER, NEW CASTLE |
| July 15, 2014 | 1 | 1.00" | BURLINGTON |
| July 14, 2014 | 1 | 1.00" | MONTGOMERY |
| June 19, 2014 | 1 | 1.00" | BUCKS |
“A severe thunderstorm dropped hail as large as tennis balls in the Ballymeade development of Brandywine Hundred. Siding and vehicles were damaged.”
— NWS event narrative, May 22, 2014 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 14 · Jun 1 · Jul 2
Wind context: the record also holds 150 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2014 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Philadelphia claim from 2014?
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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 Philadelphia 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.