Harris County
Baytown, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Know your roof before you sign anything. The Roof Shepherd brings documentation-first inspection, storm damage documentation, and property guidance to Baytown homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Baytown, in Harris County, is about 191 miles and 3 hours 49 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 4 times near Baytown from 2000 to 2026, 192nd of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2023 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on March 27.
- The median home in Baytown was built in 1981, and 62 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- All three of its nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Baytown, Harris County.
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Baytown At A Glance
What homeowners in Baytown should know
How Baytown ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Baytown, in Harris County, is about 191 miles and 3 hours 49 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. Roofing permit rules are set locally, and Texas has no statewide roofing license, so we confirm the rules for your address before work starts.
Wind & Hurricane Country
Baytown’s roofing risk is wind, hurricane, and derecho more than hail. A written record after any major wind event protects your position before any repair decision. Baytown is a Harris County industrial city on Galveston Bay east of Houston, where Gulf hurricanes, tropical flooding, and wind shape roof exposure.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 75 mph, on June 2, 2003. NOAA logged 29 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Baytown from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Baytown was built in 1981, and 62 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 77 percent have newer homes than Baytown.
Common Roofing Issues
Wind lifts and creases shingles, moves flashing, exposes decking and lets water in. A documented inspection records those before the next storm makes them worse.
Baytown Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Baytown, in Harris County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Baytown’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.75 inch hail at Bay Oaks on March 27, 2023 leads the log, with 5 hail reports overall, 17 thunderstorm wind events and 2 tornado reports inside the 10 mile window. Peak months: March and May. Across Harris County as a whole, NOAA logged 143 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 2.5 inches, plus 176 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 33 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Most storm damage to a roof isn’t visible from the ground. A documented inspection captures bruising, lifted shingles, and flashing issues before they turn into leaks.
Local Note
Baytown sits in Harris County, within the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Every service we list is available here and anywhere else in Texas, and The Roof Shepherd team does the work from start to finish.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts were checked against NOAA and National Weather Service records and local news from the time.
On record
What has actually fallen on Baytown
17 hail events are on record within ten miles of Baytown, the largest 1.75 inches on April 7, 2003.
Reading the public storm record
To see the days radar recorded hail near your own address, use our hail history lookup.
| Hail events on record | 17 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 4 |
| Largest stone recorded | 1.75 in · April 7, 2003 |
| Busiest year | 2023 · 4 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 75 mph · June 2, 2003 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 248 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | none of 1 in or larger on file |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Harris County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Baytown centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked November 1, 2026 against two feeds that do not share the archive's bias: radar hail signatures from the NEXRAD hail detection algorithm (NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, same 10 mile radius, 2000-2026), counted as days with a signature of one inch or larger, and the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary reports for the last 12 months, which are unreviewed and never a competing total. A radar day and a reported event are different units and are not expected to match: the archive needs a witness and undercounts, radar needs none and can flag hail that melted before it landed. What fell on one roof is settled by a documented inspection, not by any of these counts.
Year by year
Hail in Baytown, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Baytown, newest first, from the weather archive.
Twenty seasons, one row each
One row per year, newest first. Each row counts the hail reports of one inch or larger within ten miles of Baytown, from the National Weather Service archive. 7 reports from 2006 to 2025, 2 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size. Counting only stones of one inch or larger, the busiest year in this table was 2023. If you owned your roof through any of these dates, the row is the reason to know what it took.
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1.75 in · March 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 29 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 19 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 20 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Baytown centroid. Reports are observer-driven, so a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record, and small towns are undercounted relative to cities. Full calendar years only; the current year is not shown until it is complete.
Wind & Storm History
Documented storm exposure in Baytown
The worst hail seasons near Baytown from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 40 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Baytown since 1996; the busiest year was 2024 with 8 reports. Hurricane season runs June through November on this coast.
What To Document
Lifted or creased shingles, moved flashing, exposed decking, debris hits, and water getting in after a storm.
The worst hail seasons near Baytown, 2006 to 2025
- 2023: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 27
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Baytown differ in lot elevation, tree cover and roof age. A record of your block beats an estimate for the whole area. After any significant storm, a documented record of visible conditions protects your position.
What the record confirms
Verified storm record for the Houston and Gulf Coast region Baytown sits in. Roof condition changes with every season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
Hurricane Beryl
A July 8 landfall with a 97 mph gust knocked out power to about 2.2 million customers and stripped shingles across the metro.
Hurricane Harvey
A Category 4 landfall that stalled and dropped up to 60 inches of rain, the wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, with damage estimated near 125 billion dollars.
April 7 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Baytown on April 7, 2003, a golf ball size stone.
April 11 ping pong ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.5 inch hail in Baytown on April 11, 1997, a ping pong ball size stone.
June 21 86 mph gust
NOAA verifies an 86 mph thunderstorm gust at Morgans Point on June 21, 1997.
Where these figures come from
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, Insurance Council of Texas, U.S. Census and Texas Department of Insurance records and contemporaneous reporting. Not a formal risk assessment.
Live NOAA record Since September 2024, NOAA has logged no hail reports within 10 miles of Baytown. Damaging wind has been reported 3 times in that period, most recently 68 mph on July 22, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering September 30, 2024 to October 29, 2026. A report near a property confirms the storm reached the area. It does not confirm that any particular roof was damaged, and it is not a coverage determination.
About Baytown
Local ground truth for Baytown properties
Baytown sits in Harris County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region, home to roughly 86,004 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). Gulf moisture and hurricane-season wind set the roofing risk profile here.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Baytown are likely to be
Census figures on when Baytown homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Baytown has 33,865 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1981. 71 percent were built before 2000 and 62 percent before 1990; 14 percent have been built since 2010. Half or more of the homes here predate 2000. An original asphalt-shingle roof from that era is at or past the 20-to-30-year service life typically cited for asphalt shingles, and many will already be on a second roof, which is worth confirming from a permit or a receipt rather than assuming.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 762 | 2% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 4,159 | 12% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 4,861 | 14% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 3,071 | 9% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 4,437 | 13% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 5,727 | 17% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 4,027 | 12% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 3,860 | 11% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 1,985 | 6% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 976 | 3% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Baytown city. ACS figures are estimates with published margins of error; shares are rounded to whole percents. Year built is the structure, not the roof: it says when the first roof went on, not whether it is still there.
Roofer Near Baytown
Everything we cover in Baytown
All the work we do, in Baytown and in all of Harris County.
What we cover in Baytown
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Baytown and across Harris County. Baytown, in Harris County, is about 191 miles and 3 hours 49 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Baytown
Every service below is available to Baytown homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Baytown, documented first
Documentation You Own
Every visit produces a dated photo and video record of your roof, flashing, decking lines and gutters. You get a written account of what is visible, and your options, before you decide on any repair or claim.
Evidence, Not Pressure
Built on a law enforcement background of 16+ years. You get the record and a clear explanation. The decisions stay yours. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Coordinated & Accountable
In the Houston and Gulf Coast region, the Roof Shepherd team does the roofing work, so the standard stays the same.
Houston Zone
How service works in Baytown
How far Baytown is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Baytown, in Harris County, is about 191 miles and 3 hours 49 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Baytown roof and writes down what he sees before anyone talks repair or replacement. If you go ahead, The Roof Shepherd runs the job from contract to walkthrough. Our project delivery page explains who does what.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Baytown homes
Baytown side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: La Porte 11, Deer Park 13 and Pasadena 13 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 4 for Baytown. Of the other cities on this site, 77 percent have newer homes than Baytown.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Baytown | 4, 1.75 in |
| La Porte (8 mi) | 11, 2.5 in |
| Deer Park (10 mi) | 13, 2.5 in |
| Pasadena (13 mi) | 13, 2.5 in |
Severe hail: reports of 1.75 inches or larger, 2000 to 2026, within ten miles of each city center (NOAA NCEI Storm Events). Miles are straight-line between city centers.
The largest hail recorded near Baytown, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| March 27, 2023 | 1.75″ |
| April 7, 2003 | 1.75″ |
Check which side of the line Baytown falls on. Harris County is split for windstorm purposes: the portion east of Highway 146 sits inside Texas Windstorm Insurance Association territory, where roofing work generally requires a Texas Department of Insurance WPI-8 certificate issued after inspection. West of it, the requirement does not apply. Confirm the address before scoping the work, because it changes the inspection sequence.
Useful locally: City of Baytown official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Baytown before scheduling work.
Storm figures: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events within a 10 mile radius, 2000 to 2026. Windstorm territory per Texas Windstorm Insurance Association county designations.
The rules here
Roof permits and code in Baytown
What the city's own documents say about a re-roof permit and code here, and the date they were read.
What the city's documents show
Baytown's fee ordinance lists a $128 permit fee for roof, window, door and siding replacements.
Baytown's code adopts the 2015 International Residential Code. The city's residential plan checklist uses a 150 mph design wind speed.
Read at the city's own pages and code on October 14, 2026. The city's current document governs if it changes, so we confirm the rule for your address before work starts. Our permits and codes by city page explains how Texas cities set these rules.
Exterior & Painting
What Baytown homeowners should know about exterior work
Get the roof documented first, since a roof visit often turns up fascia, gutter and trim damage.
Managed by The Roof Shepherd
Exterior work in Baytown, from painting and epoxy coatings to siding, drywall, gutters and wood repair, is done here the same way it is done everywhere we work in Texas, by The Roof Shepherd team, start to finish. We document exterior condition during the roof visit so the work starts from an accurate record.
Sequence Matters
Get the roof documented first. Exterior work comes after. A roof visit often turns up fascia rot, pulled gutters and trim damage that change what the exterior job costs before any work begins.
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Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these Houston and Gulf Coast communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Baytown, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Baytown FAQs
Common questions in Baytown
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Baytown regularly?
Yes. Baytown is about 191 miles and 3 hours 49 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Harris County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Baytown?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 4 times within ten miles of Baytown from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 192nd of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 39th of 51 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 1.75 inches, on April 7, 2003.
When is hail season in Baytown?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Baytown came most often in April and May. The busiest single year in that record was 2023, with 4 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Baytown?
2023 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on March 27. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Baytown compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: La Porte 11, Deer Park 13 and Pasadena 13 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 4 for Baytown.
How old are the homes in Baytown?
The median home in Baytown was built in 1981, and 62 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 77 percent have newer homes than Baytown.
What is the strongest wind on record near Baytown?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 75 mph, on June 2, 2003.
How much does a new roof cost in Baytown?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Baytown first, so any price you weigh fits its real condition. Our price guides for all four trades are on the RPGs page.
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