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Dallas–Fort Worth hail season 2026
104 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2026 | 41 | 3.00" | TARRANT, DALLAS, PARKER |
| April 27, 2026 | 26 | 2.75" | ROCKWALL, DALLAS, HUNT, COLLIN |
| June 2, 2026 | 8 | 2.00" | JOHNSON, KAUFMAN, DALLAS, TARRANT |
| April 28, 2026 | 7 | 3.00" | JOHNSON, TARRANT |
| May 23, 2026 | 5 | 1.50" | DALLAS, ROCKWALL, TARRANT |
“Facebook photo showed large hail estimated to be up to 3 inches in diameter around Dallas Baptist University. Windows of cars were blown out.”
— NWS event narrative, April 25, 2026 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 3 · Apr 81 · May 9 · Jun 11
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-10-01, before NCEI compiles the final record: 111 reports ≥1″ on 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2026 | 47 | 3.00" | Oak Leaf, 2 W Benbrook, 2 SSW Arlington, 2 N Duncanville |
| April 27, 2026 | 25 | 2.00" | Mclendon-Chisholm, 4 SE Buckingham, 2 SW Rowlett, 4 SW Buckingham |
| June 2, 2026 | 7 | 2.00" | 1 ENE Alvarado, 3 W Venus, 1 SSW Balch Springs, 4 SW Lawrence |
| April 28, 2026 | 7 | 3.00" | 2 E Grandview, 2 NNE Cleburne, 4 W Burleson, 6 SW Benbrook |
| September 11, 2026 | 6 | 1.75" | 3 NNE Maypearl, 1 SE Midlothian, 4 S Arlington, 4 SSE Arlington |
Wind context: the record also holds 17 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 45 miles of the Dallas–Fort Worth 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.