Collin County
McKinney, 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 McKinney homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- McKinney, in Collin County, is about 211 miles and 3 hours 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 77 times near McKinney from 2000 to 2026, 23rd of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2019 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 17 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 4.5 inches on March 24.
- The median home in McKinney was built in 2006, and 13 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- Two of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
To book a documented inspection in McKinney, call or text 512-575-5052 or send the Get Help form.
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McKinney At A Glance
What homeowners in McKinney should know
How McKinney ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
McKinney, in Collin County, is about 211 miles and 3 hours 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.
Hail Alley
McKinney 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. McKinney is the Collin County seat and one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, where rapid homebuilding meets North Texas hail country.
Hail & Storm Exposure
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 77 times within ten miles of McKinney from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 23rd of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 23rd of 85 in the Dallas and Fort Worth corridor.
The Homes Here
The median home in McKinney was built in 2006, and 13 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 87 percent have older homes than McKinney.
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.
McKinney Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Recorded hail and wind around McKinney in Collin County, set beside a few facts about the town.
Hail and wind on record here
McKinney’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 4.5 inch hail at Allen on March 24, 2019, 2.75 inch hail at Biggers on May 28, 2024, and 2.5 inch hail at Allen on May 19, 2023. 38 thunderstorm wind events and 3 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: March and April. Across Collin County as a whole, NOAA logged 310 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 5.25 inches, plus 108 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 9 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
McKinney sits in Collin 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 McKinney
The archive counts 232 hail events near McKinney; the biggest stone was 4.50 inches, on March 24, 2019.
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 | 232 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 77 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.50 in · March 24, 2019 |
| Busiest year | 2018 · 31 events |
| Most common months | April and March |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 87 mph · April 10, 2008 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 216 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 · Collin County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the McKinney 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 McKinney, 2006 to 2025
Twenty seasons of hail of one inch or more near McKinney, 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 McKinney, from the National Weather Service archive. 184 reports from 2006 to 2025, 75 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 2018. 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 | 10 | 3 | 2.00 in · March 25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 2.75 in · May 28 |
| 2023 | 19 | 10 | 2.50 in · May 19 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 in · February 25 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2019 | 22 | 17 | 4.50 in · March 24 |
| 2018 | 27 | 7 | 2.50 in · April 6 |
| 2017 | 26 | 17 | 2.75 in · April 21 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 2.00 in · April 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2014 | 13 | 6 | 2.00 in · April 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · March 31 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 3 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 2.75 in · April 10 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1.25 in · May 2 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 in · February 16 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 24 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 9 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the McKinney 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 McKinney
The worst hail seasons near McKinney from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 128 hail events within 10 miles of McKinney since 2018, 56 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. Inside that ring, the largest verified stone measured 4.5 inches on March 24, 2019 at Allen. Since 2018, hail here peaks in March and April.
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 McKinney, 2006 to 2025
- 2019: 17 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 4.5 inches on March 24
- 2017: 17 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on April 21
- 2023: 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.5 inches on May 19
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across McKinney 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
Verified hail and wind events across the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex, the region McKinney sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
June 15 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in McKinney on June 15, 2023, a hen egg size stone.
April 21 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in McKinney on April 21, 2017, a baseball size stone.
April 3 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in McKinney on April 3, 2014, a hen egg size stone.
April 4 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in McKinney on April 4, 2008, a golf ball 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 10 hail reports within 10 miles of McKinney, 4 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 2 inches on March 25, 2025, about 7.8 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 9 times in the same period, most recently 61 mph on May 25, 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 McKinney
Local ground truth for McKinney properties
McKinney sits in Collin County in North Texas, home to roughly 227,526 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 128 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.5″ on March 24, 2019.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in McKinney are likely to be
When McKinney houses went up, per the Census, and so roughly when their original roofs were put on.
When the houses went up
McKinney has 74,436 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2006. 28 percent were built before 2000 and 13 percent before 1990; 38 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 28 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 38 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 | 2,413 | 3% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 25,860 | 35% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 25,416 | 34% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 11,279 | 15% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 3,306 | 4% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 2,045 | 3% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 1,426 | 2% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,085 | 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 551 | 1% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 1,055 | 1% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, McKinney 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 McKinney
Everything we cover in McKinney
All the work we do, in McKinney and in all of Collin County.
What we cover in McKinney
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in McKinney and across Collin County. McKinney, in Collin County, is about 211 miles and 3 hours 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in McKinney
Every service below is available to McKinney homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in McKinney, 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 McKinney
How far McKinney is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
McKinney, in Collin County, is about 211 miles and 3 hours 50 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your McKinney 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 McKinney homes
McKinney side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Allen 98, Melissa 32 and Frisco 89 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 77 for McKinney. Of the other cities on this site, 87 percent have older homes than McKinney.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| McKinney | 77, 4.5 in |
| Allen (6 mi) | 98, 5.25 in |
| Melissa (8 mi) | 32, 2.75 in |
| Frisco (10 mi) | 89, 4.5 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 McKinney, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| March 24, 2019 | 4.5″ |
| April 10, 2011 | 2.75″ |
Permits are a McKinney question, not a Texas question. Texas cities use the International Residential Code (Local Government Code 214.212), but each city picks its own edition and amendments, and counties regulate far less, so the threshold that triggers a permit, the fee, and whether a deck inspection is required before cover-up are all set locally in Collin County. A contractor who cannot tell you which jurisdiction issues your permit, and who pulls it, has not done this here often. We pull it in our own name.
Useful locally: City of McKinney official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for McKinney 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.
Exterior & Painting
What McKinney 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 McKinney, 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.
David was an absolute pleasure to work with. He showed up right on time for the quote on our repairs and made the whole process smooth and stress-free. Great communicator, clear explanations, and genuinely easy to deal with from start to finish. If you’re looking for someone reliable who actually cares about doing things right, David is your guy. Highly recommend.
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.
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 McKinney, 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 McKinney
Real inspections and real conditions, documented on site across the DFW metro.
DFW 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 YouTubeMcKinney FAQs
Common questions in McKinney
Does The Roof Shepherd serve McKinney regularly?
Yes. McKinney is about 211 miles and 3 hours 50 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Collin County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit McKinney?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 77 times within ten miles of McKinney from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 23rd of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 23rd 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 March 24, 2019.
When is hail season in McKinney?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of McKinney came most often in April and March. The busiest single year in that record was 2018, with 31 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in McKinney?
2019 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 17 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 4.5 inches on March 24. The table on this page lists every year.
How does McKinney compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Allen 98, Melissa 32 and Frisco 89 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 77 for McKinney.
How old are the homes in McKinney?
The median home in McKinney was built in 2006, and 13 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 87 percent have older homes than McKinney.
What is the strongest wind on record near McKinney?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 87 mph, on April 10, 2008.
How much does a new roof cost in McKinney?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in McKinney 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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