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 99 hail storms within 25 miles of Kerrville, TX. Of those, 87 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 34 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Kerrville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 3 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 23 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 25 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 36 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 12 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 events |
| 2025 | 29 events |
| 2024 | 6 events |
| 2023 | 34 events |
| 2022 | 18 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Kerrville, with 34 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Kerrville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | 1 SW Center Point, TX | Severe | 1.50" | half dollar to ping pong size hail south of Center Point. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-05-26 | CENTER PT, TX | Severe | 1.50" | A thunderstorm produced half dollar to ping pong ball size hail south of Center Point. |
| 2026-05-26 | 1 N Fredericksburg, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING. |
| 2026-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg. |
| 2026-05-20 | 1 W Ingram, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2026-05-19 | INGRAM, TX | Moderate | 0.88" | A thunderstorm produced nickel-size hail near Ingram. |
| 2026-03-11 | 3 NNW Medina, TX | Destructive | 2.50" | Hail ranging from 2.00 to 2.25 inches. |
| 2026-03-11 | Camp Verde, TX | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2026-03-11 | 1 N Comfort, TX | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Comfort, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | Social media picture of lime size hail with a lime next to it for reference. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-03-10 | CAMP VERDE, TX | Severe | 1.75" | Broadcast media reported hail up to golf ball size near Camp Verde. |
| 2026-03-10 | COMFORT, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | A thunderstorm produced up to lime sized hail in Comfort. |
| 2025-05-26 | WELFARE, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on I-10 at Big Joshua Creek. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG ARPT, TX | Catastrophic | 3.00" | A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail west of Fredericksburg. The hail broke some windows. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the northwest side of Fredericksburg. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG ARPT, TX | Destructive | 2.75" | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail northwest of Fredericksburg. |
| 2025-05-26 | KERRVILLE, TX | Severe | 1.50" | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail northwest of Comfort. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in downtown Fredericksburg. |
| 2025-05-26 | FREDERICKSBURG, TX | Significant | 1.25" | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg. |
NOAA has recorded 34 high-wind events within 25 miles of Kerrville, TX in the past five years. Of those, 34 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 70 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 12 events |
| Significant | 22 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | 9 N Pipe Creek, TX | 55 | Significant | Texas Tech Mesonet 9 SSW Comfort. |
| 2026-05-20 | 9 S Kerr Wildlife Manag, TX | 54 | Significant | Texas Tech Mesonet 11 SW Hunt. |
| 2026-05-20 | 9 ENE Vanderpool, TX | 52 | Significant | Love Creek Preserve, TX (TWDB). |
| 2026-05-20 | 3 ESE Kerrville-Schrein, TX | 64 | Severe | AWOS station KERV Kerrville Muni Arpt/Louis Schreiner Field. |
| 2026-05-20 | 9 N Pipe Creek, TX | 62 | Significant | Texas Tech Mesonet observed a 62 mph wind gusts 9 SSW of Comfort. |
| 2026-05-20 | 3 E Kerr Wildlife Manag, TX | 60 | Significant | Texas Tech Mesonet site at 6 W Hunt. |
| 2026-05-20 | 1 S Hunt, TX | 51 | Significant | Texas Tech Mesonet Hunt. |
| 2026-05-19 | CENTER PT, TX | 58 | Significant | Straight-line winds downed multiple trees on Center Point River Road and near Southerland Road. |
| 2026-05-19 | (ERV)SCHREINER FLD K, TX | 64 | Severe | A 56 kt wind gust was recorded at the AWOS at Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field from a line of severe thunderstorms. |
| 2026-05-19 | CENTER PT, TX | 62 | Significant | A 62 mph wind gust was recorded by the West Texas Mesonet site 9 miles south-southwest of Comfort. |
| 2026-05-19 | HUNT, TX | 60 | Significant | A 52 kt wind gust was recorded by the West Texas Mesonet site 6 miles west of Hunt. |
| 2026-05-19 | KERRVILLE, TX | 58 | Significant | A tree downed by straight-line winds blocked the intersection at Highway 16 and Jefferson Street. |
| 2026-05-11 | 9 ENE Vanderpool, TX | 55 | Significant | Mesonet station TWB06 9.1 E Vanderpool (TWDB). |
| 2026-05-11 | 9 S Kerr Wildlife Manag, TX | 55 | Significant | West Texas Mesonet station SOFK (Texas Tech). |
| 2026-05-11 | 9 N Pipe Creek, TX | 56 | Significant | West Texas Mesonet station CHER (Texas Tech). |
| 2026-05-11 | 4 WNW Pipe Creek, TX | 55 | Significant | Mesonet station AX239 BANDERA. |
| 2025-10-24 | COMFORT, TX | 60 | Significant | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that tore some metal roofing and solar panels off a house near Comfort. |
| 2025-08-19 | BANDERA, TX | 64 | Severe | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down trees and peeled back the metal roof of a motel in Bandera. |
| 2025-05-22 | (ERV)SCHREINER FLD K, TX | 70 | Severe | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that collapsed a roof that was under construction at a rodeo venue north of Camp Verde. |
| 2024-05-28 | BANDERA, TX | 70 | Severe | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down some large Oak trees and damaged a barn northwest of Bandera. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Kerrville was on May 27, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Kerrville averages roughly 20 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 87 of the 99 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Kerrville in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Kerrville-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 Kerrville. 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 Kerrville 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 ValidationKerrville 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.