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Tampa–St. Petersburg hail season 1997
6 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 1997 | 2 | 1.75" | HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO |
| April 23, 1997 | 2 | 1.75" | PINELLAS |
| July 24, 1997 | 1 | 1.00" | HILLSBOROUGH |
| May 23, 1997 | 1 | 1.75" | HILLSBOROUGH |
“Quarter to dime sized hail was reported along State Road 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) between Erlich and Van Dyke roads.”
— NWS event narrative, June 25, 1997 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 2 · May 1 · Jun 2 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 11 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — 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 30 miles of the Tampa–St. Petersburg 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.