Texas Hail Record
Did Hail Fall Near Your Home? Texas Hail History by Address
Type your address to see every day since October 14, 2020 that weather radar recorded hail of 3/4 inch or larger within about a mile of your home, from NOAA's own radar record, shown plainly, with what it can and cannot tell you.
Updated September 25, 2026
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Where the Numbers Come From
What this record is
The numbers come from NOAA's Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor system (MRMS). Every two minutes it combines the nation's weather radars into one estimate of the largest hailstone falling in each square of a grid a little over half a mile on a side. That estimate is called MESH, the Maximum Estimated Size of Hail. We keep the largest value each day for every square in Texas, starting October 14, 2020, the first day in the NOAA archive this tool reads. A day runs midnight to midnight, Central time.
For your address we show two things for each hail day: the largest estimate in the square your home sits in and the eight squares around it (at least half a mile out in every direction), and the estimate in your home's own square. Days under 3/4 inch, about penny size, are left out. For what a storm day means for your home more broadly, see our storm damage guide.
The Limits
What it cannot tell you
Radar hail is an estimate for an area, not a measurement on your roof. It can read higher or lower than the hail that actually fell at your house. A person measuring hail on the ground, such as a National Weather Service report, is what confirms the size.
Hail size alone also does not decide whether a roof was damaged. Roof age, material, wind, and the direction the storm came from all matter; our hail damage atlas shows what hail does to each roofing material. The only way to know is a documented inspection of the roof itself.
Date of Loss
Why the date matters if you file a claim
An insurance claim asks for a date of loss, the day the damage happened. Your insurance company will compare that date with weather records like this one. This record gives you dates to look into with your insurance company and with whoever inspects your roof. It does not pick a date for you, and a radar day is not proof that your roof was damaged that day.
Read more in our hail damage insurance guide.
Sizes
Hail sizes in plain terms
| Diameter | About the size of |
|---|---|
| 3/4 inch | Penny |
| 7/8 inch | Nickel |
| 1 inch | Quarter |
| 1 1/4 inches | Half dollar |
| 1 1/2 inches | Ping pong ball |
| 1 3/4 inches | Golf ball |
| 2 inches | Hen egg |
| 2 1/2 inches | Tennis ball |
| 2 3/4 inches | Baseball |
| 3 inches | Large apple |
| 4 inches | Softball |
| 4 1/2 inches | Grapefruit |
If You Want Someone to Look
Where to go from here
If the record shows hail near your home and you want to know whether your roof was affected, a documented inspection answers it with photos.
Sources: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, MRMS MESH (0.01 degree grid, 2 minute updates); NOAA Warning Decision Training Division, MESH product guide; U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; National Weather Service hail size estimates. The record is refreshed weekly; each lookup shows the dates it covers.