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St. Louis hail season 2008
45 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 11 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2008 | 14 | 2.00" | ST. CLAIR, ST. LOUIS, ST. LOUIS (C), MADISON |
| May 25, 2008 | 12 | 1.75" | RANDOLPH, MONROE, JEFFERSON, ST. LOUIS |
| May 31, 2008 | 5 | 1.75" | JERSEY, MACOUPIN |
| May 13, 2008 | 4 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON, ST. CLAIR, MADISON |
| April 22, 2008 | 3 | 1.00" | RANDOLPH, ST. LOUIS, MADISON |
“Storm spotters reported hail ranging from 1.25 inch in Alhanbra to two inch hail in Worden. The hail fell for nearly 10 minutes.”
— NWS event narrative, May 30, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 1 · Apr 3 · May 35 · Jun 2 · Jul 1 · Aug 1 · Sep 2
Wind context: the record also holds 59 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a St. Louis claim from 2008?
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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.