Bell County
Belton, 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 Belton homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Belton, in Bell County, is about 42 miles and 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 47 times near Belton from 2000 to 2026, 46th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 11 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 5.68 inches on April 12.
- The median home in Belton was built in 1995, and 44 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- None of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Belton, Bell County.
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Belton At A Glance
What homeowners in Belton should know
How Belton ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Belton, in Bell County, is about 42 miles and 50 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.
Growth & Construction
Belton sits within Bell County, an area that has seen ongoing residential growth across Central Texas. New construction and resale inspections both benefit from a documented condition review before any roofing decision. U.S. Census data puts Belton near 24,400 residents, about 56% owner-occupied, with a median home value in the mid-$200,000s and a median build year around 1995, so many local roofs are reaching the age where decking, ventilation, and flashing decisions matter.
Hail & Storm Exposure
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 47 times within ten miles of Belton from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 46th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 7th of 71 in the region around Round Rock.
The Homes Here
The median home in Belton was built in 1995, and 44 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Belton.
Common Roofing Issues
The largest stone in the NOAA record within ten miles of Belton measured 5.68 inches, at Salado on April 12, 2022. After any significant storm, a written record of visible roof conditions protects your position.
Belton Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Belton, in Bell County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Belton’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 5.68 inch hail at Salado on April 12, 2022, 2 inch hail in Belton on May 12, 2024, and 1.75 inch hail at Midway on April 2, 2023. 23 thunderstorm wind events and 2 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: April and May. Across Bell County as a whole, NOAA logged 122 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 5.68 inches, plus 51 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 9 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Belton is the seat of Bell County and home to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, with a historic downtown near the Leon River.
Local Note
Belton sits along the Leon River and Belton Lake, with a mix of established neighborhoods and newer construction across the area.
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 Belton
124 hail events are on record within ten miles of Belton, the largest 5.68 inches on April 12, 2022.
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 | 124 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 47 |
| Largest stone recorded | 5.68 in · April 12, 2022 |
| Busiest year | 2022 · 21 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 100 mph · May 22, 2024 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 177 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 · Bell County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Belton 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 Belton, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Belton, 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 Belton, from the National Weather Service archive. 81 reports from 2006 to 2025, 41 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 2022. 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 | below 1 in |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 2.75 in · April 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 2 |
| 2022 | 19 | 11 | 5.68 in · April 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 3 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 in · May 24 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 in · June 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 1.75 in · March 26 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 2.00 in · April 28 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 | 4.25 in · March 28 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 in · October 11 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 10 |
| 2008 | 12 | 11 | 2.75 in · April 25 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Belton 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.
Bell County Storm Record
Documented storm exposure in Belton
The worst hail seasons near Belton from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 45 hail events within 10 miles of Belton since 2018, 23 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. The largest verified stone inside that 6 mile ring measured 3 inches on April 12, 2022; within 10 miles, the same storm brought 5.68 inch hail at Salado. Since 2018, hail here peaks in April and May.
Largest Recorded
Bell County’s record includes one to three inch hail countywide on May 13, 2024 and an EF-3 tornado near Salado in March 2022, with estimated 165 mph winds. These mark what local storms can do (NWS Fort Worth).
The worst hail seasons near Belton, 2006 to 2025
- 2022: 11 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 5.68 inches on April 12
- 2008: 11 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on April 25
- 2014: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 4.25 inches on March 28
Neighborhood Exposure
Active neighborhoods in Belton: Three Creeks, Dawson Ranch. Hail exposure changes with lot height, tree cover and open ground nearby. A record of your block beats an estimate for the whole area.
How these figures are corroborated
Hail data sourced from NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) filtered reports. Reports reflect spotter-confirmed events of 1″ or larger within 10 miles of city center. Not a formal risk assessment.
Verified Storm Record
Verified hail and wind history for Bell County and the Central Texas I-35 corridor, the region Belton sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
April 12 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 5.68 inch hail at Salado on April 12, 2022, a softball size stone.
March 28 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.25 inch hail in Belton on March 28, 2014, a softball size stone.
April 25 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in Belton on April 25, 2008, a baseball size stone.
April 19 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.5 inch hail at Temple on April 19, 1996, a softball size stone.
Where these figures come from
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, 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 Belton. Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in that period, most recently 60 mph on August 2, 2025. 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 Belton
Local ground truth for Belton properties
Belton sits in Bell County in Central Texas, home to roughly 25,635 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 45 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 5.68″ on April 12, 2022.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Belton are likely to be
Census figures on when Belton homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Belton has 8,358 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1995. 56 percent were built before 2000 and 44 percent before 1990; 29 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 | 116 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 2,292 | 27% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 1,256 | 15% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 1,060 | 13% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 671 | 8% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 1,005 | 12% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 752 | 9% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 739 | 9% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 162 | 2% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 305 | 4% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Belton 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 Belton
Everything we cover in Belton
All the work we do, in Belton and in all of Bell County.
What we cover in Belton
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Belton and across Bell County. Belton, in Bell County, is about 42 miles and 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Belton
Every service below is available to Belton homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Round Rock Zone
How service works in Belton
How far Belton is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Belton, in Bell County, is about 42 miles and 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Belton 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 Belton homes
Belton side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Temple 43, Salado 32 and Harker Heights 21 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 47 for Belton. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Belton.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Belton | 47, 5.68 in |
| Temple (7 mi) | 43, 4.25 in |
| Salado (8 mi) | 32, 5.68 in |
| Harker Heights (10 mi) | 21, 5.68 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 Belton, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2022 | 5.68″ |
| March 28, 2014 | 4.25″ |
Useful locally: City of Belton official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Belton 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 Belton
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 own documents say
Belton lists a roof permit among required building permits. The city fee schedule effective October 1, 2026 sets a basic roof permit at $50.
General contractors register with the city each year for $80. Belton has adopted the 2024 International Residential Code.
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 Belton homeowners should know about exterior work
Get the roof documented first, since a roof visit often turns up fascia, gutter and trim damage.
Local Paint & Exterior Note
Belton’s older housing stock near UMHB includes wood siding and trim that may require lead paint testing before exterior work. Regulatory compliance protects both homeowners and contractors.
Sequence Matters
Get the roof documented first. Painting and exterior repairs come after. Condition notes from a roof visit often surface fascia rot, gutter separation, and trim damage that affect painting scope and cost before a single brush stroke is applied.
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Homeowner Reviews
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Owner Response
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I needed help replacing my roof after a hail storm and David at The Roof Shepherd really helped me out. The team made the process really easy and streamlined. They were able to source excellent material and their work crew were professional and courteous at all times, and the quality of their work was top notch. I also appreciate how we were able to coordinate around my busy schedule.
Owner Response
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Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these nearby Texas communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Belton, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Field Videos
From the field near Belton
Real inspections and real conditions, documented, from Belton and the area around it.
Field videos from real roofs, each with a short note on what the inspection or the work showed.
Hail Alert on April 18, Austin to Georgetown
Active hail falling across the Austin, Round Rock and Georgetown corridor on April 18, the kind that bruises shingles without leaving a leak.
Watch on YouTubeRoof Leak Causing Wood Rot, New Braunfels Texas
Active roof leak in New Braunfels showing attic-level wood rot, secondary damage that compounds every month the leak goes undocumented.
Watch on YouTubeBelton FAQs
Common questions in Belton
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Belton regularly?
Yes. Belton is about 42 miles and 50 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Bell County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Belton?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 47 times within ten miles of Belton from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 46th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 7th of 71 in the region around Round Rock. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 5.68 inches, on April 12, 2022.
When is hail season in Belton?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Belton came most often in April and May. The busiest single year in that record was 2022, with 21 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Belton?
2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 11 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 5.68 inches on April 12. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Belton compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Temple 43, Salado 32 and Harker Heights 21 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 47 for Belton.
How old are the homes in Belton?
The median home in Belton was built in 1995, and 44 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Belton.
What is the strongest wind on record near Belton?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 100 mph, on May 22, 2024.
How much does a new roof cost in Belton?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Belton 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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