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 487 hail storms within 25 miles of Benbrook, TX. Of those, 440 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. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 143 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Benbrook| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 27 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 69 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 101 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 243 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 47 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 events |
| 2025 | 105 events |
| 2024 | 106 events |
| 2023 | 101 events |
| 2022 | 30 events |
| 2021 | 2 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Benbrook, with 143 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Benbrook 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 1 NE Willow Park, TX | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| 2026-09-27 | 2 NNW Willow Park, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Facebook report of hail up to quarter size in northern Willow Park. |
| 2026-09-22 | Keller, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Numerous reports of pea to penny size hail across Keller. |
| 2026-09-22 | 1 ENE Keller, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail near Golden Triangle at Keller Smithfield Rd. |
| 2026-09-11 | 3 NE Benbrook, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 SSE Arlington, TX | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-09-11 | 2 NE Benbrook, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Pea to penny size hail covered the ground. |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 S Arlington, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Several social media photos showed quarter to half dollar size hail fell near Matlock Road at Eden Road. |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 S Arlington, TX | Severe | 1.75" | Video showed hail up to golf ball size fell on Canyon Creek Drive. Tree limbs and power lines were also blown down in the area. |
| 2026-08-26 | 3 NW Keller, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Trained spotter reported dime size hail with sporadic quarters near the intersection of Park Vista Blvd and Keller Haslet Rd in far northern Tarrant County. |
| 2026-08-26 | 2 SE Haslet, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Emergency management reported 1 to 1.5 inch hail near Alliance in the Golden Triangle area. |
| 2026-07-07 | 2 NW Aledo, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Public reports Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.) sized hail in Parker County. |
| 2026-06-02 | 1 ENE Alvarado, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail at US 67 and CR 607 near Venus. |
| 2026-06-02 | ALVARADO, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Amateur radio operator reported quarter to ping pong ball size hail at US 67 and CR 607 near Venus. |
| 2026-05-28 | 1 N Willow Park, TX | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-05-28 | 6 NW Willow Park, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING. |
| 2026-05-28 | 2 NNE Hudson Oaks, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail fell near Lake Weatherford. |
| 2026-05-28 | LAKE WEATHERFORD, TX | Significant | 1.25" | A Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail fell near Lake Weatherford. |
| 2026-05-28 | LAKE WEATHERFORD, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Broadcast media reported 1 inch hail in Willow Park. |
| 2026-05-28 | WEATHERFORD ARPT, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Report of 1.25 inch hail from mPING. |
NOAA has recorded 133 high-wind events within 25 miles of Benbrook, TX in the past five years. Of those, 133 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 105 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event |
| Severe | 71 events |
| Significant | 61 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 49 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-07-17 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-06-06 | LILLIAN, TX | 56 | Significant | A social media photo indicated a carport destroyed on County Coad 514 south of Mansfield. |
| 2026-06-02 | ALEDO, TX | 60 | Significant | Amateur radio operator reported that 10 to 12 inch diameter trees were down across White Settlement Rd just west of the Parker County line. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 S Saginaw, TX | 48 | Significant | ASOS station KFTW Fort Worth. |
| 2026-05-24 | COLLEYVILLE, TX | 64 | Severe | Emergency manager relayed photos of a fence blown down and several large trees with large branches snapped in a small area of Colleyville. The tree damage was consistent with severe microburst winds over 60 mph. |
| 2026-05-21 | LAKE GRANBURY NORTH, TX | 70 | Severe | Thunderstorm winds picked up a storage building and flipped it over a propane tank on one side of a house, then tossed an empty trailer through a pasture on the other side of the house. Several large tree branches on the property was also knocked down. The time was estimated based on radar. |
| 2026-05-15 | 2 NNE Haslet, TX | 59 | Significant | 51 kt gust at Alliance Airport beneath high based rain shower. |
| 2026-04-28 | 7 NW Godley, TX | 65 | Severe | Amateur radio operator reported a 65 mph wind gust between Cresson and Godley. Time estimated by radar. |
| 2026-04-28 | GODLEY, TX | 64 | Severe | An amateur radio operator reported a 65 mph wind gust between Cresson and Godley. |
| 2026-04-28 | NEWARK, TX | 69 | Severe | A public report indicated that several trees were blown down near Eagle Mountain Lake in Newark. |
| 2026-04-26 | 1 NW Westworth, TX | 70 | Severe | KNFW. |
| 2026-04-25 | LA JUNTA, TX | 70 | Severe | Trees were heavily damaged on a property near the end of the tornado track. |
| 2026-04-25 | WESTOVER HILLS, TX | 70 | Severe | A 70 mph wind gust was measured at the KNFW AWOS. |
| 2026-04-18 | 2 NE Haslet, TX | 61 | Significant | 61 mph gust at Ft Worth Alliance. KAFW 330/53kt. |
| 2026-04-18 | HASLET, TX | 61 | Significant | A 61 mph gust was measured at the Fort Worth Alliance airport. |
| 2025-10-24 | MARA, TX | 81 | Severe | Damage was sustained to the Metro Golf Carts business along I-35 in south Fort Worth. Large metal car ports were partially collapsed causing damage to golf carts on the property. |
| 2025-10-24 | MARA, TX | 69 | Severe | A National Weather Service Storm Survey indicated that a power pole was snapped near downtown Fort Worth. |
| 2025-10-24 | MARA, TX | 69 | Severe | A National Weather Service Storm Survey indicated a stop sign blown down in south Fort Worth. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Benbrook was on September 27, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Benbrook averages roughly 97 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 440 of the 487 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Benbrook in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Benbrook-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 Benbrook. 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 Benbrook 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 ValidationBenbrook 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.