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 381 hail storms within 25 miles of Garland, TX. Of those, 324 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 111 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Garland| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 6 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 43 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 83 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 192 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 57 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 events |
| 2025 | 50 events |
| 2024 | 70 events |
| 2023 | 111 events |
| 2022 | 51 events |
| 2021 | 3 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Garland, with 111 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Garland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | 3 S Garland, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-06-02 | WYLIE, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2026-06-02 | 1 SSW Balch Springs, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Ping pong ball size hail reported on Seagoville Rd near I 635. |
| 2026-06-02 | BALCH SPGS, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Emergency manager reported ping pong ball size hail on Seagoville Rd near Interstate 635. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SSE Wylie, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Facebook report of large tree branches down and nickel size hail on Beaver Creek Rd. Time estimated. |
| 2026-06-02 | TALTY, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SW Lawrence, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Facebook report of quarter size hail in Talty at I-20 near FM 1641. |
| 2026-06-02 | TALTY, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A report on Facebook relayed quarter size hail in Talty at I-20 near FM 1641. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SSE Forney, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Mix of pea, dime, nickel size hail at I 20 and FM 741. |
| 2026-06-02 | FORNEY, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Amateur radio operator reported a mix of pea, dime, and nickel size hail at I 20 and FM 741. |
| 2026-06-02 | COMBINE, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail northeast of Combine. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SW Lawrence, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-06-02 | 1 NE Combine, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 E Carrollton, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-06-02 | CARNEY, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | Emergency manager reported egg size hail near Lebanon Rd in The Colony. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 NNE The Colony, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | Egg size hail reported near Lebanon Rd in The Colony. |
| 2026-06-02 | The Colony, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel size hail reported at The Colony City Hall. |
| 2026-06-02 | CARNEY, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | Emergency manager reported nickel size hail at The Colony City Hall. |
| 2026-06-02 | HEBRON, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report of 0.75 inch hail from mPING. |
| 2026-06-02 | SHEPTON, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Broadcast media reported dime sized hail at PGBT and DNT. |
NOAA has recorded 157 high-wind events within 25 miles of Garland, TX in the past five years. Of those, 157 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 96 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 88 events |
| Significant | 69 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SE Grapevine, TX | 49 | Significant | ASOS station KDFW Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl Arpt. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 NE Duncanville, TX | 49 | Significant | ASOS station KRBD Dallas Executive Airport. |
| 2026-06-02 | BALCH SPGS, TX | 56 | Significant | Emergency manager reported some utility poles and tree limbs down on Seagoville Rd near Interstate 635 in Balch Springs. |
| 2026-06-02 | 3 WNW Highland Park, TX | 51 | Significant | ASOS station KDAL Dallas Love Fld. |
| 2026-06-02 | WYLIE, TX | 60 | Significant | A report from Facebook showed large tree branches down and nickel size hail on Beaver Creek Rd. |
| 2026-06-02 | COMBINE, TX | 56 | Significant | A trained spotter reported a few large tree branches down in the northeast part of Combine. |
| 2026-05-24 | IRVING, TX | 64 | Severe | NWS Employee reported several large tree branches that were snapped in Irving. |
| 2026-05-19 | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | 64 | Severe | A trained spotter measured a 64 mph wind gust with a handheld anemometer. |
| 2026-05-19 | 1 ENE Farmers Branch, TX | 64 | Severe | Trained spotter measured a 64 mph wind gust with a handheld anemometer. |
| 2026-05-16 | 4 SE Grapevine, TX | 59 | Significant | 51 kt gust at DFW Airport beneath virga. |
| 2026-05-16 | 1 SSW The Colony, TX | 68 | Severe | 68 mph wind measured off Main St near 121 in The Colony. Station at 30 ft above ground also reported a gust to 78 mph but appears high compared to values throughout the day. Multiple trees also damaged in the area. |
| 2026-05-10 | 2 SSW New Hope, TX | 54 | Significant | ASOS station KTKI McKinney National Airport. |
| 2026-04-26 | 4 NE Duncanville, TX | 58 | Significant | KRBD. |
| 2026-04-26 | (RBD)REDBIRD ARPT DA, TX | 58 | Significant | A 58 MPH wind gust was measured by the Automated Surface Observation System at Dallas Executive Airport. |
| 2026-04-26 | 4 NE Duncanville, TX | 60 | Significant | KRBD. |
| 2026-04-26 | (RBD)REDBIRD ARPT DA, TX | 60 | Significant | A 60 mph wind gust was measured at the KRBD ASOS. |
| 2026-02-14 | (RBD)REDBIRD ARPT DA, TX | 60 | Significant | A few tree limbs were reported to be snapped along and near Wheatland Road from Duncanville into south Dallas. |
| 2026-02-14 | WHEATLAND AREA, TX | 60 | Significant | A Facebook photo showed a tree was snapped in the backyard of a home near I-35E and Wheatland Road just north of I-20. |
| 2025-09-05 | NAVO, TX | 64 | Severe | A public report indicated that a tree fell through a fence, and flagpole was blown down on Coronado Trail in Frisco. |
| 2025-08-04 | (DFW)DALLAS-FT WORTH, TX | 89 | Severe | An 89 MPH wind gust was measured at 4:39 am CDT by the Automated Surface Observation System at DFW Airport. Additional observation data from the FAA showed 58+ mph winds began on the north side of the runways several minutes prior to the peak wind gust at the ASOS and continued moving south across the airport grounds for several more minutes after the peak gust. A regional jet stairway was blown over at DFW Airport. Small tree limb damage was also noted at the airport, and construction barrels and barricades were blown over in five construction areas. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Garland was on June 2, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Garland averages roughly 76 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 324 of the 381 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Garland in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Garland-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 Garland. 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 Garland 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 ValidationGarland 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.