Dallas County
Dallas, 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 Dallas homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Dallas, in Dallas County, is about 180 miles and 3 hours 12 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 40 times near Dallas from 2000 to 2026, 58th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2012 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 9 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on June 13.
- The median home in Dallas was built in 1980, and 66 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- One of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
To book a documented inspection in Dallas, call or text 512-575-5052 or send the Get Help form.
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Dallas At A Glance
What homeowners in Dallas should know
How Dallas ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Dallas, in Dallas County, is about 180 miles and 3 hours 12 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.
Hail Alley
Dallas sits in North Texas, which records the most hailstorms in Texas in a typical year. The state logged 1,582 NOAA hail reports in 2024. A written record after a storm protects your position before any repair decision. Dallas is the Dallas County seat and the anchor of North Texas, a dense metro where Hail Alley storms reach a vast, high-value housing stock.
Hail & Storm Exposure
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 40 times within ten miles of Dallas from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 58th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 48th of 85 in the Dallas and Fort Worth corridor.
The Homes Here
The median home in Dallas was built in 1980, and 66 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 80 percent have newer homes than Dallas.
Common Roofing Issues
Repeated large hail leaves bruised shingles, lost granules and dented vents and flashing. A documented inspection records those before the next storm makes them worse.
Dallas Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Recorded hail and wind around Dallas in Dallas County, set beside a few facts about the town.
Hail and wind on record here
Dallas’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2 inch hail at (Rbd)Redbird Arpt Da on April 9, 2021, 2 inch hail at Elam on June 12, 2023, and 1.75 inch hail in Dallas on June 13, 2023. 38 thunderstorm wind events and 4 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: April and June. Across Dallas County as a whole, NOAA logged 196 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 4 inches, plus 140 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 12 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
Dallas sits in Dallas County, within North Texas. 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 Dallas
The archive counts 168 hail events near Dallas; the biggest stone was 4.50 inches, on April 5, 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 | 168 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 40 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.50 in · April 5, 2003 |
| Busiest year | 2012 · 23 events |
| Most common months | April and June |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 90 mph · May 8, 2014 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 262 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 3 reports of 1 in or larger · largest 1.50 in on April 26, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Dallas County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Dallas 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 Dallas, 2006 to 2025
Twenty seasons of hail of one inch or more near Dallas, one row each, with the latest year at the top.
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 Dallas, from the National Weather Service archive. 89 reports from 2006 to 2025, 31 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 2012. 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 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 in · March 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 1.75 in · May 27 |
| 2023 | 12 | 5 | 2.00 in · June 12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 in · March 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 2.00 in · April 9 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · August 16 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 1.75 in · June 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · April 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 in · June 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 10 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · March 9 |
| 2012 | 17 | 9 | 2.75 in · June 13 |
| 2011 | 14 | 5 | 4.25 in · May 24 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 20 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · July 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 in · February 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 29 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Dallas 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.
Hail History
Documented storm exposure in Dallas
The worst hail seasons near Dallas from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 58 hail events within 10 miles of Dallas since 2018, 21 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. Inside that ring, the largest verified stone measured 1.75 inches on June 13, 2023. Since 2018, hail here peaks in April and June.
What To Document
Bruised shingles, granule loss, and soft-metal damage to gutters, vents, and flashing, often invisible from the ground.
The worst hail seasons near Dallas, 2006 to 2025
- 2012: 9 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on June 13
- 2023: 5 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on June 12
- 2011: 5 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 4.25 inches on May 24
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Dallas 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.
Verified Storm Record
A verified record of the hail and wind events that shaped Dallas roofs. Condition changes over time, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
May 24 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.25 inch hail at Irving on May 24, 2011, a softball size stone.
April 5 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.5 inch hail at Rockwall on April 5, 2003, a softball size stone.
May 2 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Dallas on May 2, 1998, a hen egg size stone.
October 21 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Dallas on October 21, 1996, a hen egg size stone.
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 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Dallas, 4 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.75 inches on March 25, 2025, about 3.1 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 7 times in the same period, most recently 58 mph on April 25, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering September 30, 2024 to October 29, 2026. A report near a property confirms hail fell nearby. It does not confirm that any particular roof was damaged, and it is not a coverage determination.
About Dallas
Local ground truth for Dallas properties
Dallas sits in Dallas County in North Texas. NOAA storm records log 58 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.5″ on April 5, 2003.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Dallas are likely to be
When Dallas houses went up, per the Census, and so roughly when their original roofs were put on.
When the houses went up
Dallas has 584,643 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1980. 76 percent were built before 2000 and 66 percent before 1990; 13 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 | 5,963 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 70,363 | 12% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 64,590 | 11% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 58,745 | 10% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 95,480 | 16% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 87,636 | 15% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 70,445 | 12% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 74,182 | 13% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 26,835 | 5% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 30,404 | 5% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Dallas 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 Dallas
Everything we cover in Dallas
All the work we do, in Dallas and in all of Dallas County.
What we cover in Dallas
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Dallas and across Dallas County. Dallas, in Dallas County, is about 180 miles and 3 hours 12 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Dallas
Every service below is available to Dallas homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Dallas, 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 Dallas and Fort Worth area, The Roof Shepherd team does the roofing work, so the standard stays the same.
Dallas Zone
How service works in Dallas
How far Dallas is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Dallas, in Dallas County, is about 180 miles and 3 hours 12 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Dallas 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 Dallas homes
Dallas side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Dallas sits in Dallas County. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 166 hail reports within ten miles of Dallas from 2000 to 2026, 40 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size, the size generally associated with roof damage. The largest stone in that record measured 4.5 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2012 was the busiest year in that record, with 23 reports. Activity concentrates in April and June. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 90 mph on May 8, 2014.
The largest hail recorded near Dallas, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| June 13, 2012 | 2.75″ |
| May 24, 2011 | 4.25″ |
| April 5, 2003 | 4.5″ |
Useful locally: NWS forecast for Dallas 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 Dallas
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
Dallas requires a re-roof permit for replacing large areas of a roof or an entire roof. Minor repairs to roofing or roof vents do not need a permit. Damage to roof joists or rafters needs a building permit.
Dallas adopted the 2021 International Residential Code as Chapter 57, the Dallas One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, with local roofing amendments.
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 Dallas homeowners should know about exterior work
Have the roof documented before exterior work, since fascia rot, loose gutters and trim damage often show up.
Managed by The Roof Shepherd
Exterior work in Dallas, 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.
Google Reviews
Homeowner Reviews
I happened to stumble across David while out walking my dogs and I am so glad I did! Godley had just been hit with a hail storm and needed someone to take a look at my roof to check for damage. David came the very next day to inspect. He showed me pictures of the damage and answered any questions I had. Thankfully the damage was not extensive that a roof replacement was needed but if indeed a replacement was needed I would’ve felt at ease with David completing the process. I especially liked his professionalism and knowledge. Should I ever need anyone for roofing services I will definitely be calling him!
Owner Response
Thank you, Dominique, for trusting The Roof Shepherd with your roof inspection after the hailstorm in Godley, Texas. I appreciate your kind words and am glad I could provide a thorough inspection and clearly explain what I found.
I also really enjoyed meeting your puppy during the visit. That was definitely a highlight of my day. If you ever have questions about your roof or need help after another storm, I will be glad to assist.
The Roof Shepherd, David, did a great job on our roof repair. He was able to upgrade our shingles to a better class. Very polite and professional.
Owner Response
George, thank you for the kind review. I appreciate you trusting me with your roof replacement in Copperas Cove, Texas, and I’m glad we were able to help upgrade your shingles to a better class for your home. Clear communication, professional guidance, and making sure the homeowner understands the roofing options are always important to me. I appreciate the opportunity to help.
We just got into town after a long-distance move, and after looking at our new house we realized the builder paint was pretty bad. We wanted to get all the walls repainted fast before we moved in, and ended up getting connected with David. We’re super happy with everything — David and his crew were incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and communicative the whole time, and the work came out great. David even noticed some other builder issues and had the crew fix them while they were there. Turnaround was lightning fast, and we didn’t have to change our move-in schedule at all.
Owner Response
Thank you so much for this thoughtful review. I know how stressful a long-distance move can be, especially when you’re trying to get settled and realize the home still needs work before move-in. I’m grateful you trusted us to help get the painting handled quickly, and I’m glad the crew were able to deliver quality work while keeping communication clear throughout the project. We also appreciate you noticing the extra details we addressed along the way. When we see issues that can reasonably be corrected while we’re already there, we try to do the right thing and help protect the home. Thank you again for trusting us, and we’d be honored to help with anything else you need in the future.
Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these Dallas and Fort Worth area communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Dallas, 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 in Dallas
Real inspections and real conditions, documented on site in Dallas.
Field videos from real roofs, each with a short note on what the inspection or the work showed.
Real Hailstorm Damage in Dallas, Texas
Documented hail damage across multiple Dallas and Fort Worth homes, including shattered solar panels, after roughly 2.5 inch hail.
Watch on YouTubeDallas Hail Roof Evidence
After roughly 2.5 inch hail in Dallas, the combined evidence to look for: granules in gutters, dents in soft metals, and impact marks on shingles.
Watch on YouTubeDFW Hail Just Hit Your Roof
Hail damage across the DFW metro, like anywhere in Texas, is often not obvious right away; what to look for and why early documentation matters.
Watch on YouTubeDallas FAQs
Common questions in Dallas
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Dallas regularly?
Yes. Dallas is about 180 miles and 3 hours 12 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Dallas County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Dallas?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 40 times within ten miles of Dallas from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 58th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 48th of 85 in the Dallas and Fort Worth corridor. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 4.5 inches, on April 5, 2003.
When is hail season in Dallas?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Dallas came most often in April and June. The busiest single year in that record was 2012, with 23 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Dallas?
2012 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 9 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on June 13. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Dallas compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: University Park 45, Balch Springs 20 and Mesquite 24 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 40 for Dallas.
How old are the homes in Dallas?
The median home in Dallas was built in 1980, and 66 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 80 percent have newer homes than Dallas.
What is the strongest wind on record near Dallas?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 90 mph, on May 8, 2014.
How much does a new roof cost in Dallas?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Dallas 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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