Harris County
Houston, 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 Houston homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Houston, in Harris County, is about 163 miles and 3 hours 16 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 18 times near Houston from 2000 to 2026, 109th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2007 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2 inches on May 30.
- The median home in Houston 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 Houston, Harris County.
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Houston At A Glance
What homeowners in Houston should know
How Houston ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Houston, in Harris County, is about 163 miles and 3 hours 16 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
Houston’s roofing risk is wind, hurricane, and derecho more than hail. The 2024 season alone brought a 100+ mph derecho and Hurricane Beryl. A written record after any major wind event protects your position before any repair decision. Houston is the Harris County seat and the nation’s fourth-largest city, where hurricanes, tropical flooding, and wind reach a vast housing stock.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 92 mph, on May 16, 2024. NOAA logged 113 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Houston from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Houston 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 Houston.
Common Roofing Issues
Houston’s wind exposure produces lifted and creased shingles, displaced flashing, exposed decking, debris impact, and post-storm water intrusion, conditions a documented inspection captures before the next storm makes them worse.
Houston Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Houston, in Harris County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Houston’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2 inch hail at White Oak Acres on June 23, 2023, 1.25 inch hail at Acre Homes on March 21, 2024, and 1 inch hail at Englewood on June 15, 2021. 46 thunderstorm wind events and 1 tornado report sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: June and March. 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
Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, and to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which earned the city its “Space City” nickname.
Local Note
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and home to the Port of Houston, one of the busiest ports in the nation.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts corroborated across NOAA/NWS records, the City of Houston, and contemporaneous local news reporting.
On record
What has actually fallen on Houston
121 hail events are on record within ten miles of Houston, the largest 2.50 inches on January 8, 2016.
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 | 121 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 18 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.50 in · January 8, 2016 |
| Busiest year | 2007 · 14 events |
| Most common months | May and June |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 92 mph · May 16, 2024 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 347 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 Houston 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 Houston, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Houston, 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 Houston, from the National Weather Service archive. 45 reports from 2006 to 2025, 15 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 2007. 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 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in · August 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 28 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 2.00 in · June 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 15 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 in · May 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · January 20 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2.50 in · January 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 19 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 27 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 20 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 28 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 17 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 18 |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 | 2.00 in · May 30 |
| 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 Houston 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 Houston
The worst hail seasons near Houston from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 211 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Houston since 1996; the busiest year was 1996 with 23 reports. Hurricane season runs June through November on this coast.
On The Record
The May 16, 2024 derecho drove winds over 100 mph and blew out 2,500+ downtown windows, including roof windows at the Hyatt Regency. Hurricane Beryl (July 8, 2024) brought a 97 mph gust and knocked out power to 2.2M+. Harvey (2017) delivered the heaviest rainfall recorded in U.S. history.
The worst hail seasons near Houston, 2006 to 2025
- 2007: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on May 30
- 2023: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on June 23
- 2016: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.5 inches on January 8
Neighborhood Exposure
Areas across Houston, the Heights, Montrose, River Oaks, Memorial, Bellaire, Meyerland, Kingwood, Clear Lake, and Spring Branch, all sit within this wind and flood exposure. Damage varies by tree cover, roof age, and elevation, so block-level documentation beats area-wide estimates.
Verified Storm Record
A verified record of the wind and water events that shaped Houston roofs. Condition changes over time, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
May 16 92 mph gust
NOAA verifies a 92 mph thunderstorm gust at Englewood on May 16, 2024.
Beryl
Struck the Houston area on July 8, only two months after the derecho, with a 97 mph gust and power knocked out to 2.2 million customers.
Harvey
Made landfall as a Category 4, then stalled and produced the wettest U.S. tropical cyclone on record, peaking at 60.58 inches. Catastrophic Houston flooding. Across Houston & Gulf Coast it destroyed 16,930 homes and damaged 290,063 more.
May 30 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Houston on May 30, 2007, a hen egg size stone.
April 11 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Houston on April 11, 1997, a golf ball size stone.
Where these figures come from
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, City of Houston, 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 1 hail report within 10 miles of Houston. The largest measured 1.25 inches on August 18, 2025, about 6.7 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 3 times in the same period, most recently 59 mph on October 24, 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 Houston
Local ground truth for Houston properties
Houston sits in Harris County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Gulf moisture and hurricane-season wind set the roofing risk profile here.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Houston are likely to be
Census figures on when Houston homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Houston has 1,023,112 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1981. 72 percent were built before 2000 and 62 percent before 1990; 15 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 | 14,141 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 143,138 | 14% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 133,069 | 13% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 94,809 | 9% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 144,018 | 14% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 194,148 | 19% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 123,795 | 12% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 95,740 | 9% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 38,077 | 4% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 42,177 | 4% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Houston 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 Houston
Everything we cover in Houston
All the work we do, in Houston and in all of Harris County.
What we cover in Houston
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Houston and across Harris County. Houston, in Harris County, is about 163 miles and 3 hours 16 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Houston
Every service below is available to Houston homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Houston, 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 Houston
How far Houston is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Houston, in Harris County, is about 163 miles and 3 hours 16 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Houston 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 Houston homes
Houston side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Houston sits in Harris County. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 121 hail reports within ten miles of Houston from 2000 to 2026, 18 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 2.5 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2007 was the busiest year in that record, with 14 reports. Activity concentrates in May and June. The strongest thunderstorm gust NOAA logged nearby was an estimated 92 mph (80 knots) on May 16, 2024; gauge readings that day were lower, and NOAA put the derecho's peak winds at up to 100 mph.
The largest hail recorded near Houston, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| June 23, 2023 | 2.0″ |
| January 8, 2016 | 2.5″ |
| May 30, 2007 | 2.0″ |
Check which side of the line Houston 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: NWS forecast for Houston 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 Houston
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
Houston requires a permit for a residential re-roof or roofing overlay, with plan review and inspection. The permit page lists a $33.56 admin fee plus the city fee schedule, 10 business days processing, and a 6 month valid period.
Houston enforces the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments, adopted by Ordinance 2023-907 and in effect since January 1, 2024.
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 Houston 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 Houston, 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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Homeowner Reviews
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Owner Response
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Owner Response
Thank you so much for the kind review. I really appreciate the opportunity to help with the roof repair during the sale of your home. I know timing, communication, and documentation matter in that situation, so I’m glad I was able to help make the process easier. Your recommendation means a lot, and I wish you all the best with your next chapter.
David did an excellent job replacing our roof and gutters. I was very impressed with how clean they left the yard. They used good quality underlayment, unlike the previous roofer. Great communication. Our insurance adjuster knew who he was and it helped for a very smooth claim process. Highly recommend!
Owner Response
Dr. Liboiron, thank you for the thoughtful review. It was a privilege to help with your roof replacement and gutter installation in Pflugerville, Texas. I’m glad the communication, cleanup, underlayment selection, and overall installation process stood out to you. We try to treat every roofing project with clear documentation, quality materials, and a clean jobsite from start to finish. I also appreciate you mentioning how smooth the process felt. That kind of trust matters, especially when a homeowner is navigating a roof replacement and coordinating details along the way. Thank you again for allowing me to serve your family.
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 Houston, 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 Houston
Real inspections, real conditions, real documentation, shot on location in the Houston area.
Houston Tornado Relief Free Roof Assessments
A past relief event from November 2025: free roof assessments we offered across the Houston area after a tornado. Not a current offer.
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Common questions in Houston
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Houston regularly?
Yes. Houston is about 163 miles and 3 hours 16 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 Houston?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 18 times within ten miles of Houston from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 109th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 5th of 51 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 2.5 inches, on January 8, 2016.
When is hail season in Houston?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Houston came most often in May and June. The busiest single year in that record was 2007, with 14 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Houston?
2007 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2 inches on May 30. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Houston compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: West University Place 21, Bellaire 22 and South Houston 19 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 18 for Houston.
How old are the homes in Houston?
The median home in Houston 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 Houston.
What is the strongest wind on record near Houston?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 92 mph, on May 16, 2024.
How much does a new roof cost in Houston?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Houston 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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