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 95 hail storms within 25 miles of Waco, TX. Of those, 82 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 32 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Waco| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 6 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 16 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 16 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 44 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 13 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 events |
| 2025 | 16 events |
| 2024 | 11 events |
| 2023 | 30 events |
| 2022 | 6 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Waco, with 32 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Waco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 4 E Northcrest, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Reported about 1.5 miles east of TSTC. |
| 2026-05-23 | WACO CONNALLY ARPT, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Emergency manager reported 1 inch hail east of TSTC. |
| 2026-05-11 | Mcgregor, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail in McGregor. |
| 2026-05-11 | 1 S Mcgregor, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported on the south side of McGregor. |
| 2026-05-10 | MCGREGOR, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Emergency manager reported quarter size hail on the south side of McGregor. |
| 2026-05-10 | MCGREGOR, TX | Significant | 1.25" | A Facebook photo showed half dollar size hail in McGregor. |
| 2026-04-29 | 6 SE Riesel, TX | Destructive | 2.50" | Facebook photo showed tennis ball size hail fell on CR 142 between Perry and Otto. |
| 2026-04-29 | 1 NE Lacy-Lakeview, TX | Destructive | 2.50" | Report from mPING: Tennis Ball 2.50 in. |
| 2026-04-29 | 4 WNW Gholson, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Facebook photo showed ping pong ball size hail on PR 3666 near China Spring. |
| 2026-04-29 | 1 SE Bellmead, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Report from mPING Ping Pong Ball 1.50 in. |
| 2026-04-29 | 2 N Northcrest, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was reported in Elm Mott. |
| 2026-04-29 | 1 E Northcrest, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING Quarter 1.00 in. |
| 2026-04-29 | Abbott, TX | Significant | 1.00" | 1 inch hail from public phone call in Abbott. |
| 2026-04-29 | 1 NW Abbott, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Spotter reports 1.25 inch hail near Abbott. |
| 2026-04-29 | 3 NE West, TX | Destructive | 2.75" | Baseball size hail between West and Penelope via social media report. |
| 2026-04-29 | 3 NW Northcrest, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING Quarter 1.00 in. |
| 2026-04-29 | 3 ENE West, TX | Catastrophic | 3.00" | 3 inch hail on Cottonwood near North Czech Hall Road. |
| 2026-04-29 | 2 WNW Hallsburg, TX | Destructive | 2.25" | 2.25 inch diameter hail reported near Tradinghouse Lake. |
| 2026-04-29 | Hallsburg, TX | Destructive | 2.75" | Delayed report from Tuesday night April 28th. Numerous social media photos showed hail from golfball to baseball size fell in Hallsburg. Significant damage occurred to vehicles with destroyed windshields and large dents. |
| 2026-04-28 | OTTO, TX | Destructive | 2.50" | Facebook photo showed tennis ball size hail fell on CR 142 between Perry and Otto. |
NOAA has recorded 40 high-wind events within 25 miles of Waco, TX in the past five years. Of those, 40 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 78 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 18 events |
| Significant | 22 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | 4 NW Waco, TX | 72 | Severe | A 72 mph wind gust was measured at Waco Regional Airport. |
| 2025-11-20 | ROSENTHAL, TX | 63 | Significant | A social media image indicated a snapped power pole near Highway 77 in Robinson, TX. |
| 2025-11-20 | HALLSBURG, TX | 63 | Significant | A social media picture indicated that a sheet metal roof was partially removed from a building in Hallsburg. Additional photos indicated a camper moved 3 feet and windows blown out of a home in Hallsburg. |
| 2025-11-20 | HARRISON, TX | 63 | Significant | A social media picture indicated large tree limbs down on Harrison Road between Waco and Hallsburg. |
| 2025-11-20 | HALLSBURG, TX | 69 | Severe | Social media photos showed roof damage to several homes and outbuildings in Hallsburg. |
| 2025-04-24 | REISEL, TX | 64 | Severe | A member of the public reported roof damage to a home just south of Riesel and several broken tree limbs in the same area. |
| 2025-04-24 | (ACT)MADISON-COOPER, TX | 67 | Severe | A 67 mph gust was measured at Waco Regional Airport AWOS (KACT) at 2:09 PM and 2:13 PM. |
| 2025-04-24 | CHINA SPG, TX | 70 | Severe | Emergency manager relayed a photo of a large tree downed and damaged powerlines in China Spring. Additional reports of trees uprooted and snapped were also reported in the area. |
| 2025-04-24 | WOODWAY, TX | 64 | Severe | Emergency manager reported significant wind damage to a fast food restaurant on North Valley Mills Drive. |
| 2025-03-04 | DOWNSVILLE, TX | 64 | Severe | Uprooted or snapped trees were reported via mPING. |
| 2025-03-04 | ROBINSON, TX | 70 | Severe | Emergency management reported multiple homes with shingles missing, fences blown over, a collapsed metal barn building, a missing roof, nearby power lines knocked down, and power poles snapped between the cities of Robinson and Hewitt. Multiple power poles were down along Highway 77 in Robinson, and tree damage was also reported near N Andrews St. |
| 2025-03-04 | HEWITT, TX | 64 | Severe | Broadcast media reported a 65 mph wind gust in Woodway. |
| 2025-03-04 | (ACT)MADISON-COOPER, TX | 73 | Severe | A 72 mph wind gust was reported by the KACT ASOS. |
| 2024-05-31 | HEWITT, TX | 64 | Severe | Broadcast media reported a 64 MPH wind gust measured in Woodway. |
| 2024-05-31 | HEWITT, TX | 63 | Significant | Several public reports were received indicating that trees were blown down and uprooted. |
| 2024-05-31 | MCGREGOR MUNI ARPT, TX | 61 | Significant | A 61 MPH wind gust was measured at McGregor Municipal Airport in Waco. |
| 2024-05-31 | MARLIN, TX | 69 | Severe | A public report contained a photo of the roof at the World Finance building in Marlin, TX collapsed. |
| 2024-05-31 | WOODWAY, TX | 60 | Significant | A social media video indicated roof damage at the Waco First Assembly of God. |
| 2024-05-31 | WACO, TX | 60 | Significant | A public report indicated 3-inch tree limbs and power poles broken. |
| 2024-05-31 | WACO, TX | 70 | Severe | A public report indicated trees snapped near Franklin and 7th in downtown Waco. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Waco was on May 24, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Waco averages roughly 19 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 82 of the 95 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Waco in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Waco-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 Waco. 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 Waco 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 ValidationWaco 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.