HailEvidence NWS storm records · per-address verification

HailEvidenceVenus, TX → 2025-05-16

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

Yes — NWS storm reports document 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Venus, TX on May 16, 2025, with hail up to 2.00" (hen egg size).

5hail reports ≤ 10 mi
2.00"largest hail · hen egg
1wind reports · max 70 mph

Every recorded report near Venus on 2025-05-16

Distances are from the Venus city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 6.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
2.8 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 18:19 local ELLIS, ELLIS Storm Events · final
5.5 mi Hail 2.00" (hen egg) 18:20 local ELLIS, ELLIS Storm Events · final
6.6 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 20:30 local JOHNSON, JOHNSON Storm Events · final
7.6 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 18:18 local ELLIS, ELLIS Storm Events · final
8.1 mi Wind 70 mph 18:00 local JOHNSON, JOHNSON Storm Events · final
8.4 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 18:15 local ELLIS, ELLIS Storm Events · final

2.8 mi, hail: “A trained spotter reported quarter sizeD hail and estimated wind gusts of 30-45 mph.”

7.6 mi, hail: “A trained spotter reported quarter to ping pong ball size hail.”

8.1 mi, wind: “A public report indicated considerable wind damage around the FM 917 and FM 2738 area near Lillian. Several trees were blown down, sheds damaged, and an RV was turned on its side.”

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 Venus 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