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San Antonio hail season 2016
83 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 14 storm days, max 4.50". 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2016 | 26 | 2.75" | ATASCOSA, BEXAR, COMAL |
| April 12, 2016 | 24 | 4.50" | BEXAR, GUADALUPE |
| May 17, 2016 | 6 | 3.00" | MEDINA |
| April 30, 2016 | 6 | 2.75" | KENDALL, COMAL |
| April 29, 2016 | 6 | 1.75" | BEXAR |
“A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches at Vance Jackson Rd. and De Zavala Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. Most the hail was nickel to ping pong ball size.”
— NWS event narrative, April 25, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Mar 5 · Apr 67 · May 8 · Jun 2
Wind context: the record also holds 17 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 San Antonio 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.