Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 217 hail storms within 25 miles of Austin, TX. Of those, 179 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2023 was the most active year on record locally, with 88 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Austin| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 9 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 31 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 50 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 89 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 38 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 events |
| 2025 | 58 events |
| 2024 | 40 events |
| 2023 | 88 events |
| 2022 | 9 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Austin, with 88 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Austin typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | 3 SE Buda, TX | Moderate | 0.70" | Report from mPING Dime (0.70 in.). |
| 2026-06-03 | 3 SE Buda, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING. Quarter sized hail. |
| 2026-06-02 | BUDA, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of Buda. |
| 2026-05-09 | Pflugerville, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Emergency manager forwarded a picture of penny size hail in Pflugerville. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-05-09 | 3 NE Austin, TX | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING. |
| 2026-05-09 | AUSTIN BIRDSNEST ARP, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced penny to quarter size hail near Pflugerville. Broadcast media had a picture of the hail. |
| 2026-05-09 | 4 E Pflugerville, TX | Significant | 1.00" | mPING report, in addition, received photo from broadcast media with stones ranging from penny to quarter size near Pflugerville. |
| 2026-05-09 | 3 NE San Leanna, TX | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING. |
| 2026-05-09 | PFLUGERVILLE, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Pflugerville. The Emergency Manager sent a picture of the hail. |
| 2026-04-30 | 2 N McKinney Falls Stat, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING. Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-04-30 | 1 E Rollingwood, TX | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING. Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| 2026-04-30 | 4 SW Lost Creek, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Hail mainly of pea sized with some up to nickel sized reported along with 50 mph winds. |
| 2026-04-30 | VINSON, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Hwy 290 and S. Lamar Blvd. in Austin. |
| 2026-04-30 | DEL VALLE, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Austin Bergstrom International Airport. |
| 2026-04-30 | OAK HILL, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | A thunderstorm produced pea to nickel size hail along with 50 mph wind gusts in Oak Hill. |
| 2026-04-30 | Sunset Valley, TX | Significant | 1.00" | 1 inch hail reported. |
| 2026-04-19 | 4 SE Georgetown, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Numerous reports of pea to quarter size hail across a swath between Georgetown and Round Rock including communities near Westinghouse Rd, FM 1460, and SH 130. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-04-19 | 1 NE Brushy Creek, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Hail photo provided with nickel as reference. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-04-19 | 2 W Brushy Creek, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Hail photo with received with ruler. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-04-18 | GEORGETOWN, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail across a swath between Georgetown and Round Rock including communities near Westinghouse Rd., FM 1460, and Hwy 130. |
NOAA has recorded 75 high-wind events within 25 miles of Austin, TX in the past five years. Of those, 75 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 85 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 32 events |
| Significant | 43 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 4 SSW Lost Creek, TX | 60 | Significant | Media reports estimated 60 mph wind gusts off Old Bee Caves Road in south Austin. |
| 2026-08-27 | 2 E Bee Cave, TX | 60 | Significant | Reported 60 mph gusts and tree branches down along with nickel size hail. |
| 2026-05-20 | 2 SW Bergstrom Internat, TX | 60 | Significant | 60 mph wind gust as a wake low develops over the I-35 corridor. |
| 2026-05-20 | 4 W Sunset Valley, TX | 60 | Significant | Power flashes in Oak Hill area of Austin. 50 to 60 mph winds estimated by news media. |
| 2026-05-20 | 1 SW Austin, TX | 52 | Significant | CWOP GW6573 station in Austin. |
| 2026-05-20 | 4 WSW Hutto, TX | 54 | Significant | Mesonet station TWB60 3.6 W Hutto (TWDB). |
| 2026-05-20 | 4 N Round Rock, TX | 74 | Severe | 74mph straight line winds measured on personal weather station and large tree branches down. |
| 2026-05-19 | OAK HILL, TX | 60 | Significant | A line of thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated around 50 to 60 mph in the Oak Hill area. Power flashes were observed. |
| 2026-05-19 | AUSTIN, TX | 58 | Significant | A pecan tree was downed onto a restaurant patio along Barton Springs Road by strong winds produced by a line of thunderstorms. One man died after sustaining critical injuries from the falling tree. |
| 2026-05-19 | GEORGETOWN, TX | 74 | Severe | A 74 mph wind gust from strong thunderstorm winds was measured by a personal weather station. Large tree branches were also downed in the area. |
| 2026-05-11 | 3 NNE Austin, TX | 50 | Significant | Mesonet station AU323 Austin. |
| 2026-05-11 | 3 N Point Venture, TX | 50 | Significant | Mesonet station FW7040 Lago Vista. |
| 2026-05-11 | 1 NNE Point Venture, TX | 55 | Significant | Mesonet station FW2312 Lago Vista. |
| 2026-05-11 | 1 NNE Mansfield Dam, TX | 53 | Significant | Mesonet station XWPP Windy Point Park. |
| 2026-05-11 | 2 SW Bergstrom Internat, TX | 64 | Severe | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report to tstm wnd gst from 2 SW Bergstrom International Airport. ASOS station KAUS Austin-Bergstrom Intl Arpt. |
| 2026-05-10 | AUSTIN-BERGSTROM ARPT, TX | 64 | Severe | A 56 kt gust was recorded by the ASOS at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport from a line of severe thunderstorms. |
| 2026-05-10 | VINSON, TX | 58 | Significant | Numerous medium to large tree limbs were downed by strong thunderstorm winds across South Austin. |
| 2026-05-10 | MARSHALL FORD, TX | 58 | Significant | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts downed large tree limbs in the Steiner Ranch area. |
| 2026-05-10 | VINSON, TX | 58 | Significant | Power lines were downed across the Austin metropolitan area from strong thunderstorm winds and downed trees. Over 18,000 electricity customers lost power during the storms. |
| 2026-05-10 | PFLUGERVILLE, TX | 58 | Significant | A large snapped tree limb was observed in Pflugerville. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Austin was on June 3, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Austin averages roughly 43 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 179 of the 217 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Austin in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Austin-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in TX cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Austin. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Austin took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationAustin sits inside the central United States hail belt, where warm Gulf moisture collides with cold continental air to produce supercell thunderstorms capable of dropping the hail documented above. Properties in this zone typically see at least one significant hail event every two to four years.