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St. Louis hail season 2014
29 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 9 storm days, max 2.75". 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2014 | 6 | 2.00" | JEFFERSON, ST. CLAIR, ST. LOUIS, ST. LOUIS (C) |
| April 3, 2014 | 6 | 2.75" | FRANKLIN, ST. LOUIS, ST. CHARLES, MADISON |
| April 2, 2014 | 6 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON, MONROE, FRANKLIN, ST. LOUIS |
| April 28, 2014 | 4 | 1.75" | ST. CLAIR, MADISON, ST. CHARLES |
| September 1, 2014 | 2 | 1.75" | ST. LOUIS |
“Within 20 minutes of the first storm a second severe thunderstorm moved through far southern portions of St. Louis County. There were numerous reports of quart to golfball sized hail. Some of the towns affected were Mehlville and Oakville.”
— NWS event narrative, July 7, 2014 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 16 · May 3 · Jun 2 · Jul 6 · Sep 2
Wind context: the record also holds 41 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 St. Louis 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 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.