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 42 hail storms within 25 miles of Weslaco, TX. Of those, 38 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 19 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Weslaco| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 7 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 12 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 18 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 4 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 events |
| 2025 | 15 events |
| 2024 | 5 events |
| 2023 | 19 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Weslaco, with 19 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Weslaco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | 1 ENE Edinburg, TX | Moderate | 0.70" | Public reported. |
| 2026-05-09 | PALMETAL, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | The public reported hail up to 0.75 inches in diameter 2 miles south of Harlingen. |
| 2026-05-09 | 2 S Harlingen, TX | Moderate | 0.75" | Public reported hail up to 0.75 of an inch 2 miles south of Harlingen at 10:21 AM. |
| 2025-05-08 | SHAYLAND, TX | Catastrophic | 3.00" | A member of the public reported 3 inch diameter (tea cup size) hail, via Facebook. The stone was oblong shape, with a width of 1.5 inches. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | Significant | 1.00" | There was a report received from a HAM Operator of 1 inch hail. The hail lasted for ten minutes at this location. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Wisconsin and Veterans in south Edinburg. |
| 2025-05-08 | MC ALLEN, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | A member of the public reported 2 inch hail via Facebook in north McAllen. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | Destructive | 2.00" | There was a photo received from DHR Health of 2 inch size hail that fell near Dove and McColl along the Edinburg/McAllen line. Within a half mile of this location, a member of the public provided a photo via Facebook, also showing 2 inch diameter hail. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A member of the public reported golf ball size hail in north McAllen (via Facebook) near the Edinburg city line. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A member of the public posted a Facebook photo of golf ball sized hail. |
| 2025-05-08 | MC ALLEN, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A member of the public posted a photo on Facebook of 1 inch hail. |
| 2025-05-08 | DONNA, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail just northeast of Donna, TX. |
| 2025-05-08 | PHARR, TX | Significant | 1.00" | A member of the public reported one inch size hail in north Pharr near the McAllen city line. |
| 2025-05-08 | SHAYLAND, TX | Severe | 1.50" | A local EM reported ping pong size hail at his residence in north McAllen. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A member of the public sent photos through Facebook showing approximately golf ball sized hail. |
| 2025-05-08 | WESLACO, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Broadcast media shared a resident report of estimated 1 inch hail in Weslaco. Time estimated based on radar data. |
| 2025-05-08 | RETAMPEGO, TX | Severe | 1.50" | A member of the public reported 1.5 inch hail via Facebook, about 1 mile east of Progreso near the international border. |
| 2025-05-08 | WESLACO MID VLY ARPT, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Broadcast media shared a video from a resident with estimated quarter size hail at the intersection of Mile 9 and 1015 north of Weslaco. |
| 2024-05-17 | (MFE)MILLER INTL ARP, TX | Severe | 1.75" | A few golf ball size hail stones were observed. |
| 2024-05-17 | LINDSAY GARDENS, TX | Significant | 1.00" | Video showed quarter size hail near the intersection of La Homa Road and Mile 7 Road north of Mission. |
NOAA has recorded 64 high-wind events within 25 miles of Weslaco, TX in the past five years. Of those, 64 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 85 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 38 events |
| Significant | 26 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | 2 SSW McAllen, TX | 62 | Significant | ASOS station KMFE McAllen reported thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph. |
| 2026-05-11 | 3 NE Harlingen, TX | 52 | Significant | ASOS at Valley International Airport measured a wind gust associated with a thunderstorm of 52 mph. |
| 2026-05-09 | 2 SSW Mcallen, TX | 62 | Significant | ASOS station KMFE Mcallen. |
| 2026-05-09 | SAN JUAN, TX | 67 | Severe | The public reported a large tree limb down near Lincoln and Nebraska Roads in San Juan, TX. |
| 2026-05-09 | (MFE)MILLER INTL ARP, TX | 62 | Significant | The ASOS at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) measured a wind gusts of 54 knots or 62 mph. |
| 2026-05-09 | PALMETAL, TX | 81 | Severe | Just after 1000 AM CDT May 9, 2026, a strong microburst descended in central Cameron County from a small but potent line of thunderstorms and produced damage along a west-northwest to east-southeast oriented line starting from Harlingen, TX through Laureles, TX. Overall damage was observed to traffic lights, several homes, powerlines, poles, fences, crops, and trees. At least a dozen homes had |various degrees of damage. The worst damage was to a poorly constructed |single wide type structure in Green Valley Farms, where two persons were injured, including an elderly woman who sought shelter underneath the structure and had broken ribs. Another trailer-style residence on Country Boy Road, east of Green Valley Farms, had its roof ripped off, and debris fell onto a teenaged resident's head, requiring hospitalization.||At least five more recreational vehicles/mobile homes - with wheels and unanchored - were damaged. Hundreds of medium to large tree limbs were blown |down. Several signs including one billboard and two restaurant signs were blown down along the track. Power poles and lines were blown down in the same direction (west-northwest to east-southeast). The NWS Damage Survey reported an estimated path length of nearly 13 miles, and an average path width of 2 miles. Detailed notable wind damage reports from the damage survey were as follows:||*1011 AM CDT: Partial roof removal from a greenhouse at Lowe's, and a leaning power pole on the property (east Harlingen)...estimated wind 69 mph.|*1019 AM CDT: Old wooden billboard blown off its pole at intersection of US Highway 77 business and the frontage road. Wind speed estimated at 75 mph. 2.3 miles south-southeast of San Benito.|Wind speed estimated at approximately 75-80 feet AGL (24 meters)|*1021 AM CDT: Poorly constructed roof was ripped off and ended up collapsing, then part ended up behind the structure. Young resident (16 year old girl) was struck by falling debris and injured, requiring hospitalization. 4 miles east-southeast of downtown San Benito (just east of Green Valley Farms)...estimated wind 70 mph.|*1024 AM CDT: Poorly built and unanchored older single wide trailer style home blown away from location and demolished. In background, much of another single-wide was destroyed after roof was ripped off. Eighteen persons were in the structures; two were injured. One elderly woman had broken ribs after sheltering under the home; another had unknown lesser injuries. Several had minor cuts and bruises. Poor construction and full exposure to the wind, commensurate with nearby damage, suggested 75-80 mph wind in Green Valley Farms (4 miles east-southeast of San Benito)|*1025 AM CDT: Very poorly affixed roof was partially ripped off a single-wide, with rusted sheet metal. Wind speed estimated to be close to 70-75 mph per nearby damage (4.5 miles east-southeast of San Benito).|*1026 AM CDT: A dozen wooden telephone poles snapped, likely due to a domino effect. Medium to large limbs of every tree at residence near intersection of Adams and San Jose Road were damaged. Speed here was likely 80 mph (among highest of surveyed area). 4.4 miles east of San Benito. |*1030 AM CDT: Uprooted large and old tree, snapped near the base (uprooted). Many other large limbs down in the neighborhood in west Laureles. Estimated wind speed was 80 mph.|*1033 AM CDT: Damage to mobile home/RV, downed powerlines, and damage to nearby trees on east side of Laureles. Wind speed estimated at 75 mph at this location.||Final damages are unknown, but based on survey results, $500,000 is a fair assessment as of this writing. |
| 2025-06-12 | MONTE ALTO, TX | 67 | Severe | Hidalgo County Fire Marshal reported at least two large trees blown down, including on the road along FM 2825 near the intersections of Sunshine and Val Verde Road. |
| 2025-06-12 | FAYSVILLE, TX | 67 | Severe | A NWS Employee reported metal roofing structures and a fence blown over near the intersection of Benito Ramirez and Terry Road in Edinburg, TX. |
| 2025-06-12 | DONNA, TX | 70 | Severe | Video (via Facebook) showing numerous homes and structures with minor damage in south Donna. A stop sign was reported to be blown over. |
| 2025-06-12 | MOORE AFB, TX | 58 | Significant | Hidalgo County Fire Marshal reported a power pole leaning along FM 490 just west of US 281/IH-69C. |
| 2025-06-12 | SAN CARLOS, TX | 82 | Severe | Just after 740 PM CDT on June 12, 2025, a strong microburst descended from a severe thunderstorm in North Alamo, near the city line with Muniz, causing damage to traffic lights, a stand alone tower, powerlines/poles, fences and trees as well as ripped off the roof of a house, flipped a trailer and dislocated a metal structure. Altogether, the damage locations were along a northwest to southeast oriented line with six of the seven surveyed locations north of Expressway 83/east of Interstate 69C (beginning near the Muniz/North Alamo city line) and the 7th spot of Expressway 83 in Donna. For most of the damage path, estimated wind speeds ranged from 75 to 85 mph.||Detailed damage along the track included:|*Partial collapse of a single family home under construction at El Dora Road near N. Tower Road in north Alama (65 mph)|*Blown roof off of a single family poorly constructed home along Roman Circle, just north of Owassa Road in Muniz (sheet metal, manufactured-style) (80 mph)|*A metal structure thrown an unknown distance from a farm, landing along Val Verde Road in north Alamo (78 mph)|*Damaged traffic lights next to a collapsed building along El Dora Road in north Donna (70 mph)|*Fifteen power poles were blown down in a row along El Dora Road near N. Val Verde Road in north Donna (80 to 85 mph)|*Downed fence and a flipped trailer along Wood Ave. in Donna (80 mph).|*Flipped trailer blown onto Val Verde road near Donna North High School, which included minor fence damage. This was also near the report of the bent free-standing tower (80 to 85 mph)||The most notable damage was to a metal stand alone tower nearby the Donna North High School, which was bent perpendicular to the tower's base and rated at 90 mph. |
| 2025-06-12 | WESLACO MID VLY ARPT, TX | 67 | Severe | Weslaco Emergency Management reported a residence trailer rolled over during strong winds just north of the expressway near Mile 10 and Mile 4 1/2 West with no injuries. |
| 2025-06-12 | WESLACO MID VLY ARPT, TX | 58 | Significant | Weslaco Mid-Valley Airport (AWOS) recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| 2025-05-08 | EDINBURG MUNI ARPT, TX | 85 | Severe | Just after 7 PM CDT May 8, 2025, a strong microburst descended |from a hail-producing supercell thunderstorm in North McAllen, near the |city line with Edinburg. Damage, mainly to over 100 large mesquite and|live oak tree limbs, occurred between north Taylor Road and north Ware |Road. Along and just north of Mile 8 1/2 Road, one unanchored |recreational vehicle (RV) was flipped, with several sections of fence |blown down and small portions of the roof removed. Along Ware Road, one |industrial business lost its sheet metal roof and garage.||The most notable damage was seen east of Ware Road, mainly between Mile 9 |Road and State Road (SR) 107. In the El Pacifico neighborhood, one residence had|an unanchored RV turned, flipped, and rolled while the residence and several|more had scattered fence and isolated roof damage. One garage door was |blown in. Between Mile 8 1/2 Road and the Sharyland Water Supply Corporation, |widespread damage was seen in the Eldorado at Thousand Oaks Apartment/Duplex |subdivision, with other damage at a new subdivision immediately north. Much|of these neighborhoods' fencing was blown down, several carport stanchions|were snapped or lifted, and at least three homes had partial roof shingle |lift. Windblown fencing and carport material impacted nearby structures, |shattering windows and damaging stucco siding. Wooden power poles and light |poles were leaning to the east and southeast. A few wood-framed buildings |under construction were partially destroyed, and two more unbraced garages|were blown in. South of SR 107, damage was more isolated - mainly to tree |limbs and some fences, but one automobile repair shop along La Lomita Road|had part of its sheet metal roof lifted off.||In all, several dozen homes and a few businesses had some damage, and hundreds |of large tree limbs were blown down with at least ten uprooted. |
| 2025-03-28 | SANTA ROSA, TX | 60 | Significant | The Cameron County Office of Emergency Management reported a small shed blown down by strong thunderstorms winds in Santa Rosa. |
| 2024-06-10 | MISSION, TX | 58 | Significant | A small business La Michoacana Paletria y Neveria had visible damage to the exterior wall and roofing. A submitted photo of the damage was later confirmed by the broadcast media and emergency management. Winds estimated from similar damage to poor to fair construction in past events in the Rio Grande Valley. Other minor damage occurred at Mission Fire Station 4, where the bottom of a garage was peeled back. |
| 2024-05-27 | MISSION, TX | 58 | Significant | Emergency Management reported trees down in Mission, Texas near Solar and Francisco. |
| 2024-03-16 | LA SARA, TX | 63 | Significant | A Willacy County Emergency Manager reported a power pole and lines down at 1425 N 490 in Raymondville. |
| 2023-09-16 | (HRL)RIO GRANDE ARPT, TX | 74 | Severe | The Valley International Airport ASOS in Harlingen recorded two wind gusts in excess of 70 mph the afternoon of September 16th in association with a downburst. The first gust over 70 mph occurred at 4:08PM CDT with a wind direction from the northwest. The second gust of 74 mph happened 11 minutes later from the east-southeast, indicating the downburst moved southeast over the ASOS. There were a few reports of a few downed tree limbs and a fence that was partially blown down. |
| 2023-09-10 | SAN CARLOS, TX | 60 | Significant | Pictures from social media show awning/roof damage to The End of the Trail Sports Bar #1 along FM493. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Weslaco was on May 8, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Weslaco averages roughly 8 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 38 of the 42 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Weslaco in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Weslaco-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 Weslaco. 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 Weslaco 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 ValidationWeslaco 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.