STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Texas hail reports, last 90 days.
41 preliminary hail reports on 13 days, 7 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Oct 14. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Texas before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 20:07 UTC | 1.75" | 4 SW Crowell | Foard |
| Oct 13 | 23:34 UTC | 1.00" | Turkey | Hall |
| Oct 13 | 22:47 UTC | 2.75" | 6 E Mclean | Wheeler |
| Oct 13 | 22:25 UTC | 2.00" | 8 E Lipscomb | Lipscomb |
| Oct 13 | 22:15 UTC | 2.50" | 7 NE Hedley | Donley |
| Oct 13 | 22:10 UTC | 2.75" | 1 NE Matador | Motley |
| Oct 13 | 22:08 UTC | 1.00" | 1 S Matador | Motley |
| Oct 13 | 22:04 UTC | 1.00" | Memphis | Hall |
| Oct 13 | 01:50 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NW Odessa | Ector |
| Sep 27 | 23:30 UTC | 1.00" | 2 NNW Willow Park | Parker |
| Sep 21 | 20:30 UTC | 1.00" | Spade | Lamb |
| Sep 21 | 19:57 UTC | 1.50" | 5 W Justiceburg | Garza |
| Sep 21 | 18:42 UTC | 1.00" | 2 S Navarro | Navarro |
| Sep 21 | 00:25 UTC | 1.00" | 1 ENE Keller | Tarrant |
| Sep 15 | 23:32 UTC | 1.00" | 4 E Reese Center | Lubbock |
| Sep 15 | 22:10 UTC | 1.00" | Smyer | Hockley |
| Sep 12 | 22:45 UTC | 1.00" | 4 S Perryton | Ochiltree |
| Sep 11 | 22:50 UTC | 1.00" | 1 SE Midlothian | Ellis |
| Sep 11 | 22:46 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NE Benbrook | Tarrant |
| Sep 11 | 22:27 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NNE Maypearl | Ellis |
| Sep 11 | 19:05 UTC | 1.25" | 4 S Arlington | Tarrant |
| Sep 11 | 19:02 UTC | 1.75" | 4 S Arlington | Tarrant |
| Sep 11 | 19:00 UTC | 1.00" | 4 SSE Arlington | Tarrant |
| Sep 11 | 03:20 UTC | 1.00" | 1 WSW China Grove | Bexar |
| Sep 11 | 03:18 UTC | 1.50" | 3 ENE Kirby | Bexar |
| Sep 11 | 03:17 UTC | 1.00" | 2 NE Saint Hedwig | Bexar |
| Sep 11 | 03:10 UTC | 1.75" | 4 SSE Converse | Bexar |
| Sep 11 | 02:59 UTC | 2.50" | 3 SE Converse | Bexar |
| Sep 10 | 23:02 UTC | 2.25" | 1 SSE Lake Tanglewood | Randall |
| Sep 10 | 22:40 UTC | 1.75" | 2 NNW Lake Tanglewood | Randall |
| Sep 10 | 22:37 UTC | 2.00" | Timbercreek Canyon | Randall |
| Sep 10 | 22:33 UTC | 1.25" | 2 ESE Pantex | Carson |
| Sep 10 | 22:30 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNE Timbercreek Canyo | Randall |
| Sep 10 | 22:30 UTC | 1.75" | 2 SE Pantex | Carson |
| Aug 28 | 22:00 UTC | 1.00" | 2 S Spring | Harris |
| Aug 27 | 00:13 UTC | 1.50" | 4 NE Needmore | Bailey |
| Aug 26 | 22:59 UTC | 1.50" | 2 SE Haslet | Tarrant |
| Aug 26 | 22:55 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NW Keller | Tarrant |
| Aug 25 | 20:56 UTC | 1.25" | 1 W Briscoe | Wheeler |
| Aug 25 | 20:18 UTC | 1.50" | 5 S Canadian | Hemphill |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Texas.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductibleverified
Tex. Ins. Code § 707.002: a person insured under a property insurance policy shall pay any deductible applicable to a first-party claim — a contractor may not waive, absorb or rebate it. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 27.02 is the criminal counterpart and, per TDI, requires contracts of $1,000 or more involving an insurance settlement to carry notice that the… Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingverified
, and Texas is the cleanest statement of the line in the country. Tex. Ins. Code § 4102.163 ('Certain roofing-related business prohibited'), added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 903 (H.B. 1183), eff. 2013-09-01: '(a) A roofing contractor may not act as a public adjuster or advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the contractor is providing or… Full entry and sources →
Licence
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