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 328 hail storms within 25 miles of Mesquite, TX. Of those, 280 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 104 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Mesquite| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 4 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 39 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 69 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 168 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 48 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 events |
| 2025 | 40 events |
| 2024 | 50 events |
| 2023 | 104 events |
| 2022 | 27 events |
| 2021 | 3 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Mesquite, with 104 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Mesquite 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.). |
| 2026-06-07 | 1 W Red Oak, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail in Red Oak on I-35. |
| 2026-06-07 | 2 NNE Glenn Heights, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail and minor tree limb damage reported along McCowan park. |
| 2026-06-07 | 1 NW Glenn Heights, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail fell on Berkeley Dr in Glenn Heights. |
| 2026-06-06 | DESOTO, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail and minor tree limb damage along McCowan Park in DeSoto. |
| 2026-06-06 | DE SOTO CARROLL ARPT, TX | Significant | 1.25" | A Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail on Berkeley Dr in Glenn Heights. |
| 2026-06-06 | RED OAK, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Emergency manager reported quarter size hail in Red Oak on I-35. |
| 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.). |
NOAA has recorded 123 high-wind events within 25 miles of Mesquite, TX in the past five years. Of those, 122 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 96 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 66 events |
| Significant | 56 events |
| Moderate | 1 event |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | DE SOTO CARROLL ARPT, TX | 63 | Significant | A public report indicated several trees blown over or snapped along South Cockrell Hill between Pleasant Run Road and West Bear Creek Road near the city of De Soto. |
| 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. |
| 2026-04-26 | 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. |
| 2025-07-08 | DESOTO, TX | 58 | Significant | Emergency management reported that a tree was blown over onto a home in DeSoto. |
| 2025-06-08 | ROWLETT, TX | 60 | Significant | A trained spotter reported that a 60 mph wind gust was measured at Lakeside Park in Rowlett, TX. |
| 2025-06-08 | RICHARDSON, TX | 60 | Significant | Amateur radio passed along multiple 60 mph wind reports in and near the city of Richardson. |
| 2025-06-03 | ROWLETT, TX | 55 | Significant | Emergency Management reported that one building just west of Rowlett suffered a partial collapse of the roof. |
| 2025-05-26 | (DAL)LOVE FLD DALLAS, TX | 60 | Significant | Dallas Love Field airport measured 60 mph / 52 knot wind gusts. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Mesquite was on June 7, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Mesquite averages roughly 66 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 280 of the 328 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Mesquite in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Mesquite-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 Mesquite. 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 Mesquite 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 ValidationMesquite 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.