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 500 hail storms within 25 miles of Watauga, TX. Of those, 435 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. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 194 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Watauga| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 24 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 63 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 97 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 251 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 65 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 events |
| 2025 | 87 events |
| 2024 | 194 events |
| 2023 | 80 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Watauga, with 194 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Watauga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 1 NE Willow Park, TX | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| 2026-09-27 | 2 NNW Willow Park, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Facebook report of hail up to quarter size in northern Willow Park. |
| 2026-09-22 | Keller, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Numerous reports of pea to penny size hail across Keller. |
| 2026-09-22 | 1 ENE Keller, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail near Golden Triangle at Keller Smithfield Rd. |
| 2026-09-11 | 3 NE Benbrook, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 SSE Arlington, TX | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-09-11 | 2 NE Benbrook, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Pea to penny size hail covered the ground. |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 S Arlington, TX | Significant | 1.25" | Several social media photos showed quarter to half dollar size hail fell near Matlock Road at Eden Road. |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 S Arlington, TX | Severe | 1.75" | Video showed hail up to golf ball size fell on Canyon Creek Drive. Tree limbs and power lines were also blown down in the area. |
| 2026-08-26 | 3 NW Keller, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Trained spotter reported dime size hail with sporadic quarters near the intersection of Park Vista Blvd and Keller Haslet Rd in far northern Tarrant County. |
| 2026-08-26 | 2 SE Haslet, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Emergency management reported 1 to 1.5 inch hail near Alliance in the Golden Triangle area. |
| 2026-07-07 | 2 NW Aledo, TX | Severe | 1.50" | Public reports Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.) sized hail in Parker County. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 S Southlake, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-06-02 | GRAPEVINE S LAKE ARP, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report of 0.75 inch hail from mPING. |
| 2026-06-02 | 1 SW Grapevine, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Facebook report of quarter size hail reported along Hwy 114 in Grapevine. |
| 2026-06-02 | GRAPEVINE, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A report from Facebook relayed quarter size hail along Hwy 114 in Grapevine. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 E Carrollton, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-06-02 | HEBRON, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Report of 0.75 inch hail from mPING. |
| 2026-05-28 | 1 N Willow Park, TX | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-05-28 | LAKE WEATHERFORD, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Broadcast media reported 1 inch hail in Willow Park. |
NOAA has recorded 179 high-wind events within 25 miles of Watauga, TX in the past five years. Of those, 179 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 105 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event |
| Severe | 98 events |
| Significant | 80 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 49 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-07-17 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-06-19 | 4 WSW Denton, TX | 52 | Significant | ASOS station KDTO Denton Enterprise Airport. |
| 2026-06-06 | LILLIAN, TX | 56 | Significant | A social media photo indicated a carport destroyed on County Coad 514 south of Mansfield. |
| 2026-06-02 | ALEDO, TX | 60 | Significant | Amateur radio operator reported that 10 to 12 inch diameter trees were down across White Settlement Rd just west of the Parker County line. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 NNW Westworth, TX | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KNFW Fort Worth NAS JRB. |
| 2026-06-02 | GRAPEVINE, TX | 60 | Significant | Facebook photos showed a few trees down across Grapevine including on Oak Grove Loop and Mustang Drive. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4 SE Grapevine, TX | 49 | Significant | ASOS station KDFW Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl Arpt. |
| 2026-06-02 | 2 S Saginaw, TX | 48 | Significant | ASOS station KFTW Fort Worth. |
| 2026-06-02 | 3 WNW Highland Park, TX | 51 | Significant | ASOS station KDAL Dallas Love Fld. |
| 2026-05-24 | COLLEYVILLE, TX | 64 | Severe | Emergency manager relayed photos of a fence blown down and several large trees with large branches snapped in a small area of Colleyville. The tree damage was consistent with severe microburst winds over 60 mph. |
| 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. |
| 2026-05-15 | 2 NNE Haslet, TX | 59 | Significant | 51 kt gust at Alliance Airport beneath high based rain shower. |
| 2026-04-28 | NEWARK, TX | 69 | Severe | A public report indicated that several trees were blown down near Eagle Mountain Lake in Newark. |
| 2026-04-26 | 1 NW Westworth, TX | 70 | Severe | KNFW. |
| 2026-04-25 | LA JUNTA, TX | 70 | Severe | Trees were heavily damaged on a property near the end of the tornado track. |
| 2026-04-25 | WESTOVER HILLS, TX | 70 | Severe | A 70 mph wind gust was measured at the KNFW AWOS. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Watauga was on September 27, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Watauga averages roughly 100 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 435 of the 500 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Watauga in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Watauga-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 Watauga. 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 Watauga 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 ValidationWatauga 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.