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Waco hail season 1996
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.75". 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 | 4 | 2.75" | MCLENNAN, FALLS |
| April 12, 1996 | 4 | 1.75" | MCLENNAN, LIMESTONE |
| April 28, 1996 | 2 | 1.75" | MCLENNAN |
| September 19, 1996 | 1 | 1.00" | FALLS |
| June 13, 1996 | 1 | 1.00" | MCLENNAN |
When it fell
Apr 10 · May 1 · Jun 1 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 10 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.
Working a Waco claim from 1996?
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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 25 miles of the Waco 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.