Brazoria County
Pearland, 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 Pearland homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Pearland, in Brazoria County, is about 183 miles and 3 hours 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 10 times near Pearland from 2000 to 2026, 154th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on May 28.
- The median home in Pearland was built in 2003, and 22 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 Pearland, Brazoria County.
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Pearland At A Glance
What homeowners in Pearland should know
How Pearland ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Pearland, in Brazoria County, is about 183 miles and 3 hours 37 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
Pearland’s roofing risk is wind, hurricane, and derecho more than hail. A written record after any major wind event protects your position before any repair decision. Pearland is a fast-growing Brazoria County city south of Houston, with expanding subdivisions exposed to hurricanes and tropical flooding.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 81 mph, on April 3, 2018. NOAA logged 72 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Pearland from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Pearland was built in 2003, and 22 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 78 percent have older homes than Pearland.
Common Roofing Issues
Wind lifts and creases shingles, moves flashing, exposes decking and lets water in. A documented inspection records those before the next storm makes them worse.
Pearland Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Pearland, in Brazoria County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Pearland’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.75 inch hail at Harrisburg on May 28, 2024, 1.5 inch hail at Harrisburg on March 15, 2024, and 1 inch hail at Genoa on April 27, 2023. 37 thunderstorm wind events and 3 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: May and March. Across Brazoria County as a whole, NOAA logged 16 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 1.75 inches, plus 48 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 14 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
Pearland sits in Brazoria County, within the Houston and Gulf Coast region. 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 Pearland
67 hail events are on record within ten miles of Pearland, the largest 1.75 inches on March 30, 2002.
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 | 67 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 10 |
| Largest stone recorded | 1.75 in · March 30, 2002 |
| Busiest year | 2026 · 7 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 81 mph · April 3, 2018 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 235 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 3 reports of 1 in or larger · largest 1.25 in on May 1, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Brazoria County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Pearland 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 Pearland, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Pearland, 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 Pearland, from the National Weather Service archive. 24 reports from 2006 to 2025, 5 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 2024. 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 | 1.00 in · May 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 28 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 26 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 26 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · January 20 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 in · May 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 26 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · June 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 19 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Pearland 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 Pearland
The worst hail seasons near Pearland from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 94 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Pearland since 1996; the busiest year was 2015 with 9 reports. Hurricane season runs June through November on this coast.
What To Document
Lifted or creased shingles, moved flashing, exposed decking, debris hits, and water getting in after a storm.
The worst hail seasons near Pearland, 2006 to 2025
- 2024: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on May 28
- 2017: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on January 20
- 2015: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on May 26
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Pearland 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.
What the record confirms
Verified storm record for the Houston and Gulf Coast region Pearland sits in. Roof condition changes with every season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
Hurricane Beryl
A July 8 landfall with a 97 mph gust knocked out power to about 2.2 million customers and stripped shingles across the metro.
April 3 81 mph gust
NOAA verifies an 81 mph thunderstorm gust at East Haven on April 3, 2018.
Hurricane Harvey
A Category 4 landfall that stalled and dropped up to 60 inches of rain, the wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, with damage estimated near 125 billion dollars.
April 7 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in South Houston on April 7, 2003, a golf ball size stone.
May 30 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in Arcola on May 30, 1999, a baseball 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 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Pearland, 6 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.25 inches on April 30, 2026, about 7.0 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 3 times in the same period, most recently 63 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 Pearland
Local ground truth for Pearland properties
Pearland sits in Brazoria County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region, home to roughly 129,620 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). Gulf moisture and hurricane-season wind set the roofing risk profile here.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Pearland are likely to be
Census figures on when Pearland homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Pearland has 46,105 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2003. 40 percent were built before 2000 and 22 percent before 1990; 27 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 40 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 27 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 | 583 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 11,893 | 26% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 15,358 | 33% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 8,125 | 18% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 4,746 | 10% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 3,385 | 7% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 1,530 | 3% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 391 | 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 77 | 0% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 17 | 0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Pearland 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 Pearland
Everything we cover in Pearland
All the work we do, in Pearland and in all of Brazoria County.
What we cover in Pearland
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Pearland and across Brazoria County. Pearland, in Brazoria County, is about 183 miles and 3 hours 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Pearland
Every service below is available to Pearland homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Pearland, 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 Pearland
How far Pearland is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Pearland, in Brazoria County, is about 183 miles and 3 hours 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Pearland 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 Pearland homes
Pearland side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Manvel 11, Friendswood 13 and South Houston 19 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 10 for Pearland. Of the other cities on this site, 78 percent have older homes than Pearland.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Pearland | 10, 1.75 in |
| Manvel (5 mi) | 11, 2.75 in |
| Friendswood (8 mi) | 13, 2.75 in |
| South Houston (9 mi) | 19, 2 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 Pearland, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| October 4, 2004 | 1.75″ |
| April 7, 2003 | 1.75″ |
| March 30, 2002 | 1.75″ |
Pearland sits in Texas windstorm territory. Brazoria County is one of the fourteen seacoast counties inside the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association area, and that changes what a roof has to prove. Work here generally requires a Texas Department of Insurance WPI-8 certificate, issued after inspection, confirming the installation meets windstorm building requirements. Without it, windstorm coverage on the structure can be affected. It is not paperwork you discover after the job; the inspection has to be scheduled into the work.
Useful locally: City of Pearland official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Pearland 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 Pearland
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
Pearland's adopted residential code does not list roof replacement among the work exempt from a permit.
Contractors must register with the city before doing permitted work, and the city adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (Ordinance 1296-2024, January 22, 2024). Pearland homes in Brazoria County are in TDI's designated catastrophe area, where TDI says roof replacements generally need a windstorm inspection.
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 Pearland 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 Pearland, 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
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Owner Response
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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.
We needed a full roof replacement on our home here in Kyle, Texas after the recent storms. Because we have solar panels, we were worried about the process, but David and the team at The Roof Shepherd handled the entire solar detach and reset flawlessly alongside the new roof. His crew arrived right on time, worked hard, and left the yard completely spotless. It is hard to find honest contractors who can handle complex jobs like this, and I highly recommend them.
Owner Response
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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 Pearland, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Pearland FAQs
Common questions in Pearland
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Pearland regularly?
Yes. Pearland is about 183 miles and 3 hours 37 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Brazoria County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Pearland?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 10 times within ten miles of Pearland from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 154th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 22nd of 51 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 1.75 inches, on March 30, 2002.
When is hail season in Pearland?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Pearland came most often in April and May. The busiest single year in that record was 2026, with 7 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Pearland?
2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on May 28. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Pearland compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Manvel 11, Friendswood 13 and South Houston 19 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 10 for Pearland.
How old are the homes in Pearland?
The median home in Pearland was built in 2003, and 22 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 78 percent have older homes than Pearland.
What is the strongest wind on record near Pearland?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 81 mph, on April 3, 2018.
How much does a new roof cost in Pearland?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Pearland 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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