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St. Louis hail season 1996
35 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1996 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1996, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1996 | 15 | 2.00" | JEFFERSON, MONROE, FRANKLIN, ST. CLAIR |
| May 3, 1996 | 7 | 1.75" | ST. LOUIS, MADISON, ST. CHARLES, CALHOUN |
| April 28, 1996 | 3 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON, ST. LOUIS (C) |
| October 17, 1996 | 2 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON, ST. CLAIR |
| July 28, 1996 | 2 | 1.75" | ST. LOUIS (C), ST. LOUIS |
When it fell
Apr 18 · May 9 · Jun 2 · Jul 4 · Oct 2
Wind context: the record also holds 58 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1996 — 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 St. Louis 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.