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 334 hail storms within 25 miles of Rowlett, TX. Of those, 286 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 99 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Rowlett| 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 | 80 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 163 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 48 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 events |
| 2025 | 44 events |
| 2024 | 59 events |
| 2023 | 99 events |
| 2022 | 39 events |
| 2021 | 3 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Rowlett, with 99 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Rowlett 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 142 high-wind events within 25 miles of Rowlett, TX in the past five years. Of those, 142 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 96 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 79 events |
| Significant | 63 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. |
| 2025-08-03 | MCKINNEY, TX | 58 | Significant | A social media report indicated that a few trees were blown down near the intersection of Virginia Pkwy and Lake Forest Dr in McKinney. |
| 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. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Rowlett was on June 2, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Rowlett averages roughly 67 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 286 of the 334 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Rowlett in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Rowlett-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 Rowlett. 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 Rowlett 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 ValidationRowlett 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.