HailEvidence NWS storm records · per-address verification

HailEvidenceCottonwood, TX → 2025-05-16

Did it hail in Cottonwood, TX on May 16, 2025?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Cottonwood, TX on May 16, 2025, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball

Every recorded report near Cottonwood on 2025-05-16

Distances are from the Cottonwood city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 1.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
9.6 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 19:33 local HENDERSON, HENDERSON Storm Events · final

9.6 mi, hail: “An emergency manager reported quarter to ping pong ball size hail south of Kemp.”

Was your property hit on 2025-05-16?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Cottonwood hail history
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.

sources: NOAA NCEI page updated 2026-06-12