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 10 hail storms within 25 miles of Galveston, TX. Of those, 9 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 egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 6 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Galveston| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 3 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 1 event | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 5 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 1 event | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 events |
| 2023 | 4 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Galveston, with 6 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Galveston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | LEAGUE CITY S S ARPT, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | Half dollar to hen egg sized hail was observed. |
| 2024-05-31 | DICKINSON, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was observed at the intersection of FM 646 and FM 517. Report came from a Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG) meteorologist. |
| 2024-05-31 | DICKINSON, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | Hen egg size hail was observed. |
| 2024-05-31 | DICKINSON, TX | Destructive | 2.75" | Hail up to baseball sized was collected around the WFO HGX office. |
| 2024-05-31 | LEAGUE CITY, TX | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball sized hail was observed in the League City area. |
| 2024-03-17 | GILCHRIST, TX | Significant | 1.25" | A social media user documented widespread hail in Gilchrist. The maximum hail diameter observed was 1.25 inches. |
| 2023-06-08 | DICKINSON, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported along 40th Street East. |
| 2023-06-08 | LEAGUE CITY, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported near the FM 270 and FM 518 intersection. |
| 2023-05-16 | LEAGUE CITY, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | There was penny sized hail. |
| 2023-04-20 | GALVESTON, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was observed on Galveston Island at the intersection of 20th and Market Streets. |
NOAA has recorded 27 high-wind events within 25 miles of Galveston, TX in the past five years. Of those, 27 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 83 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 11 events |
| Significant | 16 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | 1 ENE Bacliff, TX | 64 | Severe | — |
| 2026-02-14 | TEXAS CITY, TX | 69 | Severe | Mesonet station XLEV Levee measured a 69 mph wind gust. |
| 2026-02-14 | GILCHRIST, TX | 59 | Significant | NOAA Ocean Service tides and water Levels observation site in High Island measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| 2025-05-30 | HIGHLAND BAYOU, TX | 60 | Significant | Galveston county dispatch relayed a report of roof damage to a home around the Bayou Vista area. Wind speeds were estimated to be around 60 mph. |
| 2025-03-24 | SAN LEON, TX | 74 | Severe | Galveston County emergency manager reported damage to a manufactured home at 427 9th street in San Leon. Photos shared showed siding peeled off with a corner wall blown out. Part of the metal roofing was also peeled off. The raised foundation also appeared to be bent and or warped from the strong winds. |
| 2024-12-28 | DICKINSON, TX | 66 | Severe | A member of the public measured a wind gust around 66 MPH near the intersection of 40th Street and Texas Avenue, associated with a thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Galveston county. |
| 2024-06-05 | (GLS)SCHOLES FLD GAL, TX | 59 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at the Avenue N Tempest Weather System site. |
| 2024-06-05 | (GLS)SCHOLES FLD GAL, TX | 63 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at the Avenue N Tempest Weather System site. |
| 2024-05-28 | LEAGUE CITY, TX | 60 | Significant | Shingles were blown off and one-inch tree limbs were broken. |
| 2024-05-28 | (GLS)SCHOLES FLD GAL, TX | 62 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at KGLS. |
| 2024-04-10 | DICKINSON, TX | 69 | Severe | Numerous power lines were downed, poles were snapped, trees were downed and there was damage to structures in and around the Dickinson area intersection of Hill Avenue and Salvato Street. |
| 2024-04-10 | DICKINSON, TX | 83 | Severe | Measured gust from anemometer on radio tower at Dickinson PD. 25 to 30 feet AGL. |
| 2024-04-10 | DICKINSON, TX | 75 | Severe | Multiple trees were downed along FM 517 in the area around Dickinson High School. Siding was also ripped of a nearby apartment building. |
| 2024-04-10 | DICKINSON, TX | 64 | Severe | The wind gust occurred at a weather station. |
| 2024-04-10 | SAN LEON, TX | 75 | Severe | There was some wind damage across parts of San Leon and Bacliff. |
| 2024-04-10 | LEAGUE CITY, TX | 59 | Significant | Trees were downed in the League City area just north of FM 518 near Clear Creek. |
| 2023-09-15 | LEAGUE CTY SPCLND AR, TX | 60 | Significant | A large tree was knocked down onto a road and a parked car. |
| 2023-06-10 | PATTON, TX | 58 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at the Crab Lake WeatherFlow site. |
| 2023-06-10 | PATTON, TX | 61 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at the Crab Lake WeatherFlow site. |
| 2023-06-08 | (GLS)SCHOLES FLD GAL, TX | 61 | Significant | Wind gust occurred at KGLS. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Galveston was on May 31, 2024. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Galveston averages roughly 2 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 9 of the 10 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Galveston in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Galveston-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 Galveston. 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 Galveston 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 ValidationGalveston 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.