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Washington, DC hail season 1998
21 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1998 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1998, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 1998 | 10 | 2.00" | CHARLES, PRINCE WILLIAM, MANASSAS (C), FAIRFAX |
| June 2, 1998 | 6 | 2.25" | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FAIRFAX, ANNE ARUNDEL, PRINCE GEORGE'S |
| April 17, 1998 | 2 | 2.00" | PRINCE GEORGE'S, ANNE ARUNDEL |
| June 16, 1998 | 1 | 1.00" | CARROLL |
| April 1, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | PRINCE WILLIAM |
When it fell
Feb 1 · Apr 3 · Jun 17
Wind context: the record also holds 5 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1998 — 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 35 miles of the Washington, DC 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.