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Amarillo hail season 2026
9 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 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 2026 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2026, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 4 | 3.00" | RANDALL, DEAF SMITH, OLDHAM, POTTER |
| March 4, 2026 | 3 | 2.00" | RANDALL, POTTER |
| May 22, 2026 | 2 | 2.75" | RANDALL, POTTER |
“A supercell thunderstorm moved across the region from just to the northwest of Canyon and dropped hail from there through locations west of Canyon. A swath of hail from just to the east of Umbarger to a few miles west of Canyon occurred. These hail sizes ranged from one inch to three inches in diameter. Baseball size hail fell at the intersection of Arnott and Gordon Cummings Road. Hail also broke several windshields”
— NWS event narrative, June 23, 2026 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 3 · May 2 · Jun 4
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-10-01, before NCEI compiles the final record: 23 reports ≥1″ on 5 days, up to 3.00". Preliminary counts shift as reports are quality-controlled; they are labeled preliminary in every report we generate.
| Date (preliminary) | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 10 | 3.00" | 2 ENE Umbarger, 5 W Canyon, 4 W Canyon, 2 W Canyon |
| September 10, 2026 | 6 | 2.25" | 1 SSE Lake Tanglewood, 1 NNE Timbercreek Canyo, Timbercreek Canyon, 2 NNW Lake Tanglewood |
| May 22, 2026 | 3 | 2.75" | 1 WSW Canyon, 2 W Bushland, 1 ENE Bushland |
| March 3, 2026 | 3 | 2.00" | 7 ESE Bushland, 6 W Amarillo, 4 WNW Amarillo |
| July 12, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | 5 SSW Amarillo |
Wind context: the record also holds 18 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2026 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260918, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Amarillo anchor. Preliminary counts: SPC daily storm reports through 2026-10-01. 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.