Bell County
Killeen, 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 Killeen homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
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The short version
- Killeen, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 58 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 14 times near Killeen from 2000 to 2026, 126th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on October 24.
- The median home in Killeen was built in 1995, and 41 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 Killeen, Bell County.
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Killeen At A Glance
What homeowners in Killeen should know
How Killeen ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Killeen, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 58 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
Killeen 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 Killeen near 158,000 residents, about 50% owner-occupied, with a median home value in the low-$200,000s and much of the stock built from the 1990s onward, so roof age, decking, ventilation, and flashing matter across the city.
Hail & Storm Exposure
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 14 times within ten miles of Killeen from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 126th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 38th of 71 in the region around Round Rock.
The Homes Here
The median home in Killeen was built in 1995, and 41 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Killeen.
Common Roofing Issues
Killeen 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.
Killeen Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Killeen, in Bell County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Killeen’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.75 inch hail at Hood Afb on April 12, 2022, 1.75 inch hail at Simmonsville on October 24, 2022, and 1.75 inch hail at Hood AFB on June 10, 2023. 13 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
Killeen is the largest city in Bell County and sits adjacent to Fort Cavazos, with a large and active housing market.
Local Note
Killeen has extensive residential areas serving the Fort Hood community, with both established and newer construction.
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 Killeen
97 hail events are on record within ten miles of Killeen, the largest 4.50 inches on March 10, 2000.
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 | 97 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 14 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.50 in · March 10, 2000 |
| Busiest year | 2022 · 14 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 102 mph · March 19, 2002 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 198 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 Killeen 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 Killeen, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Killeen, 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 Killeen, from the National Weather Service archive. 47 reports from 2006 to 2025, 9 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 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 12 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 1.75 in · March 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 | 1.75 in · October 24 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 in · March 26 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 18 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 24 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 5 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Killeen 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 Killeen
The worst hail seasons near Killeen from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 39 hail events within 10 miles of Killeen since 2018, 34 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 Killeen, 2006 to 2025
- 2022: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on October 24
- 2023: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 16
- 2017: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 26
Neighborhood Exposure
Active neighborhoods in Killeen: Yowell Ranch, Trimmier Estates, Saegert 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 Killeen sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
March 25 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Killeen on March 25, 2003, a golf ball size stone.
December 23 ping pong ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.5 inch hail in Killeen on December 23, 2002, a ping pong ball size stone.
May 17 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Killeen on May 17, 1999, a golf ball size stone.
September 19 quarter size hail
NOAA verifies 1 inch hail in Killeen on September 19, 1996, a quarter 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 6 miles of Killeen. The largest measured 1.25 inches on May 1, 2025, about 5.5 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 2 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 Killeen
Local ground truth for Killeen properties
Killeen sits in Bell County in Central Texas, home to roughly 160,616 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 39 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.5″ on March 10, 2000.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Killeen are likely to be
Census figures on when Killeen homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Killeen has 65,809 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1995. 58 percent were built before 2000 and 41 percent before 1990; 19 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 | 1,052 | 2% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 11,701 | 18% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 14,721 | 22% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 11,260 | 17% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 10,863 | 17% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 8,276 | 13% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 4,750 | 7% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 2,147 | 3% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 644 | 1% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 395 | 1% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Killeen 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 Killeen
Everything we cover in Killeen
All the work we do, in Killeen and in all of Bell County.
What we cover in Killeen
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Killeen and across Bell County. Killeen, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 58 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Killeen
Every service below is available to Killeen homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Round Rock Zone
How service works in Killeen
How far Killeen is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Killeen, in Bell County, is about 48 miles and 58 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Killeen 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 Killeen homes
Killeen side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Harker Heights 21, Copperas Cove 22 and Salado 32 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 14 for Killeen. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Killeen.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Killeen | 14, 4.5 in |
| Harker Heights (5 mi) | 21, 5.68 in |
| Copperas Cove (11 mi) | 22, 4.5 in |
| Salado (15 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 Killeen, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| May 6, 2001 | 1.75″ |
| May 12, 2000 | 1.75″ |
| March 10, 2000 | 4.5″ |
Useful locally: City of Killeen official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Killeen 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 Killeen
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
Killeen's permit fee schedule for October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 lists a re-roof permit with a $50 minimum fee.
Contractors need a city construction registration, listed at $80 per year, and $100,000 in general liability insurance. Killeen adopted the 2024 International Residential Code, most recently amended by Ordinance 25-068 on December 2, 2025.
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 Killeen 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
Killeen’s rental market, driven by military rotation cycles, includes many properties with deferred exterior maintenance; condition assessment before painting prevents coating over active moisture issues.
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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Owner Response
Thank you for the thoughtful review. It was a pleasure meeting with you in Georgetown, Texas, and helping you review the roof repair options for your home. I really appreciate you mentioning the communication, timing, and clear explanations. Even when a homeowner decides to go a different direction, my goal is still the same: show up on time, explain the roof concerns clearly, provide a straightforward repair quote, and help you make a confident decision. Thank you again for the kind words and recommendation.
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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 Killeen, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
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From the field in Killeen
Real inspections and real conditions, documented on site in Killeen.
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An unscripted homeowner conversation in Killeen about a no pressure, education first roofing approach.
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Common questions in Killeen
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Killeen regularly?
Yes. Killeen is about 48 miles and 58 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 Killeen?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 14 times within ten miles of Killeen from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 126th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 38th of 71 in the region around Round Rock. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 4.5 inches, on March 10, 2000.
When is hail season in Killeen?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Killeen came most often in April and May. The busiest single year in that record was 2022, with 14 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Killeen?
2022 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on October 24. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Killeen compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Harker Heights 21, Copperas Cove 22 and Salado 32 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 14 for Killeen.
How old are the homes in Killeen?
The median home in Killeen was built in 1995, and 41 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 61 percent have older homes than Killeen.
What is the strongest wind on record near Killeen?
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 Killeen?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Killeen 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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