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Washington, DC hail season 2022
20 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 3 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2022 | 11 | 3.00" | CALVERT, CHARLES, PRINCE GEORGE'S, FAIRFAX |
| June 2, 2022 | 7 | 1.50" | PRINCE GEORGE'S, MANASSAS PARK (C), ANNE ARUNDEL, MONTGOMERY |
| July 12, 2022 | 2 | 1.00" | LOUDOUN |
“Hail of 3 inches in diameter was reported near Chesapeake Beach. Windshields of cars were severely damaged, and siding and windows of homes suffered significant punctures due to the windblown hail.”
— NWS event narrative, May 16, 2022 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 11 · Jun 7 · Jul 2
Wind context: the record also holds 237 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Washington, DC claim from 2022?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
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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.