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St. Louis hail season 2006
54 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 13 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2006 | 22 | 3.00" | MONROE, RANDOLPH, JEFFERSON, ST. CLAIR |
| May 24, 2006 | 7 | 1.75" | RANDOLPH, ST. CLAIR, MADISON, LINCOLN |
| March 13, 2006 | 7 | 2.00" | ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS |
| July 21, 2006 | 4 | 1.75" | ST. CLAIR, CLINTON, MADISON |
| May 1, 2006 | 4 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON, MONROE, ST. CLAIR |
“Hail up to 1 inch in diameter covered the ground at the National Weather Service office. Several cars in the parking lot were damaged by the hail.”
— NWS event narrative, February 16, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Feb 22 · Mar 7 · Apr 3 · May 11 · Jun 3 · Jul 6 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 162 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a St. Louis claim from 2006?
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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.