Bell County
Harker Heights, 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 Harker Heights homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
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The short version
- Harker Heights, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 60 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 21 times near Harker Heights from 2000 to 2026, 99th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 5.68 inches on April 12.
- The median home in Harker Heights was built in 2000, and 36 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- Two 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 Harker Heights, Bell County.
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Harker Heights At A Glance
What homeowners in Harker Heights should know
How Harker Heights ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Harker Heights, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 60 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
Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights near 35,000 residents, about 62% owner-occupied, with a median home value near $288,000 and a median build year around 1997, 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 21 times within ten miles of Harker Heights from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 99th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 25th of 71 in the region around Round Rock.
The Homes Here
The median home in Harker Heights was built in 2000, and 36 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 70 percent have older homes than Harker Heights.
Common Roofing Issues
Harker Heights recorded the largest hail in The Roof Shepherd’s service area during 2025, 4.50 inch softball-plus stones on May 1. Every home in the city should be considered for documentation.
Harker Heights Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Harker Heights, in Bell County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Harker Heights’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 5.68 inch hail at Salado on April 12, 2022, 1.75 inch hail at Simmonsville on October 24, 2022, and 1.5 inch hail at Killeen Municipal Airport on April 29, 2020. 15 thunderstorm wind events 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
Harker Heights is a Bell County city adjacent to Fort Hood and Killeen, known for its planned residential neighborhoods.
Local Note
Harker Heights is largely residential with newer subdivisions and HOA communities common across the city.
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 Harker Heights
107 hail events are on record within ten miles of Harker Heights, 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 | 107 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 21 |
| Largest stone recorded | 5.68 in · April 12, 2022 |
| Busiest year | 2022 · 22 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 102 mph · March 19, 2002 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 190 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 Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Harker Heights, 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 Harker Heights, from the National Weather Service archive. 58 reports from 2006 to 2025, 16 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 | 4 | 0 | 1.25 in · May 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2.00 in · May 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · June 10 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 | 5.68 in · April 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 in · April 29 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 in · March 26 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2.00 in · April 28 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 18 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 1.75 in · March 28 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 21 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 11 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · October 11 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 20 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights
The worst hail seasons near Harker Heights from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 46 hail events within 10 miles of Harker Heights since 2018, 16 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. Inside that ring, the largest verified stone measured 1.75 inches on October 24, 2022 at Simmonsville. 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 Harker Heights, 2006 to 2025
- 2022: 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 5.68 inches on April 12
- 2014: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 28
- 2024: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on May 12
Neighborhood Exposure
Active neighborhoods in Harker Heights: Warriors Path, Indian Trail. 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 Harker Heights 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 26 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail at Nolanville on March 26, 2017, a golf ball size stone.
April 28 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail at Stillhouse Lake on April 28, 2016, a hen egg size stone.
March 10 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.5 inch hail at Ft Hood Aaf on March 10, 2000, 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 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Harker Heights, 3 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.25 inches on May 1, 2025, about 9.8 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 3 times in the same period, most recently 59 mph on August 1, 2025. 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 Harker Heights
Local ground truth for Harker Heights properties
Harker Heights sits in Bell County in Central Texas, home to roughly 35,263 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 46 hail events within ten miles since 2018.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Harker Heights are likely to be
Census figures on when Harker Heights homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Harker Heights has 12,803 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2000. 49 percent were built before 2000 and 36 percent before 1990; 26 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 49 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 26 in 100 were built since 2010 and are on a first roof. Roof age is the first thing an inspection establishes, because the two groups have different questions.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 275 | 2% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 2,996 | 23% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 3,205 | 25% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 1,654 | 13% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 1,749 | 14% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 2,404 | 19% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 338 | 3% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 151 | 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 31 | 0% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 0 | 0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights
Everything we cover in Harker Heights
All the work we do, in Harker Heights and in all of Bell County.
What we cover in Harker Heights
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Harker Heights and across Bell County. Harker Heights, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 60 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
What we cover in this city in detail
Every service below is available to Harker Heights homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Round Rock Zone
How service works in Harker Heights
How far Harker Heights is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Harker Heights, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 60 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights homes
Harker Heights side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Killeen 14, Belton 47 and Salado 32 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 21 for Harker Heights. Of the other cities on this site, 70 percent have older homes than Harker Heights.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Harker Heights | 21, 5.68 in |
| Killeen (5 mi) | 14, 4.5 in |
| Belton (10 mi) | 47, 5.68 in |
| Salado (10 mi) | 32, 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 Harker Heights, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2022 | 5.68″ |
| March 10, 2000 | 4.5″ |
Useful locally: City of Harker Heights official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights
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
Harker Heights' FY 2025 to 2026 fee schedule lists a residential roofing permit at $80 per structure. A $10 technology fee is added.
The city adopted the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments that delete the IRC roof re-cover sections. Its fee schedule lists a contractor's license at $75, initial and annual.
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 Harker Heights 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
Harker Heights’ military rental market means many exteriors have received minimal maintenance. Deferred painting on wood trim and fascia leads to rot requiring replacement before recoating.
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
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.
David inspected my roof and provided valuable information. I told him from the beginning that I just wanted the inspection done, and although he knew that I wouldn't likely buy a new roof he came out anyways. He did inform me of certain issues that I should keep an eye for. Once the next storm hits I know who I will call. Thanks for the inspection, advice and guidance.
Owner Response
Leo, thank you for trusting me with the commercial roof evaluation in Georgetown, Texas. My goal was to give you a clear understanding of the metal roof’s current condition without pressuring you into work that was not immediately necessary.
We reviewed three practical options: replacing and resecuring the existing fasteners, applying a commercial roof coating system, or installing a new standing-seam metal roof. Each option has different advantages, limitations, maintenance requirements and long-term costs, so it was important to explain the pros and cons clearly.
I appreciate the opportunity to provide the inspection and guidance. When the property needs another evaluation or you are ready to move forward, The Roof Shepherd will be here to help.
David and his crew did a fantastic job inspecting our home. When they did the inspection in the attic they found subpar work done by the home builder which, if it had not been discovered, would have cost us well over $10K to correct. Roof joists were two feet short and not attached to anything — just left hanging, with no joist brackets. In time our roof would have collapsed. Thank you, Roof Shepherd.
Owner Response
Andrew, thank you for trusting us with your home in Round Rock. I’m grateful we were able to take the time to look beyond the surface of the roof and evaluate the attic, ventilation, and structural conditions affecting the roof system. A roof can look prematurely aged for reasons that aren’t always visible from the outside. In this case, the attic inspection and documentation helped identify serious underlying concerns before they became a much larger and more expensive problem. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. This is exactly why The Roof Shepherd focuses on careful inspection, clear documentation, and helping homeowners understand what is really going on with their roof before making major decisions. Thank you again for the opportunity to help.
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 Harker Heights, 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 Harker Heights
Real inspections and real conditions, documented, from Harker Heights and the area around it.
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Watch on YouTubeHarker Heights FAQs
Common questions in Harker Heights
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Harker Heights regularly?
Yes. Harker Heights is about 48 miles and 60 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 Harker Heights?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 21 times within ten miles of Harker Heights from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 99th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 25th 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 Harker Heights?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Harker Heights came most often in April and May. The busiest single year in that record was 2022, with 22 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Harker Heights?
2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 10 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 Harker Heights compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Killeen 14, Belton 47 and Salado 32 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 21 for Harker Heights.
How old are the homes in Harker Heights?
The median home in Harker Heights was built in 2000, and 36 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 70 percent have older homes than Harker Heights.
What is the strongest wind on record near Harker Heights?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 102 mph, on March 19, 2002.
How much does a new roof cost in Harker Heights?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Harker Heights 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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