Fort Bend County
Sugar Land, 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 Sugar Land homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County, is about 175 miles and 3 hours 14 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 7 times near Sugar Land from 2000 to 2026, 175th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2015 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on April 16.
- The median home in Sugar Land was built in 1994, and 37 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 Sugar Land, Fort Bend County.
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Sugar Land At A Glance
What homeowners in Sugar Land should know
How Sugar Land ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County, is about 175 miles and 3 hours 14 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
Sugar Land’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. Sugar Land is an affluent Fort Bend County city southwest of Houston, with high-value homes exposed to hurricanes and tropical flooding.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 77 mph, on March 15, 2024. NOAA logged 47 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Sugar Land from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Sugar Land was built in 1994, and 37 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 57 percent have older homes than Sugar Land.
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.
Sugar Land Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Sugar Land’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.5 inch hail at Stafford on March 15, 2024 leads the log, with 12 hail reports overall, 15 thunderstorm wind events and 1 tornado report inside the 10 mile window. Peak months: March and April. Across Fort Bend County as a whole, NOAA logged 24 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 2.75 inches, plus 34 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 11 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
Sugar Land sits in Fort Bend 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 Sugar Land
62 hail events are on record within ten miles of Sugar Land, the largest 2.75 inches on April 16, 2001.
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 | 62 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 7 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.75 in · April 16, 2001 |
| Busiest year | 2002 · 7 events |
| Most common months | March and April |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 77 mph · March 15, 2024 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 242 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 1 report of 1 in or larger · largest 1.50 in on May 1, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Fort Bend County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Sugar Land, 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 Sugar Land, from the National Weather Service archive. 24 reports from 2006 to 2025, 3 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 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 in · March 15 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · April 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · January 11 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 23 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 18 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 1.75 in · April 16 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in · March 20 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 11 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 in · June 18 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 10 |
| 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 Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land
The worst hail seasons near Sugar Land from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 66 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Sugar Land since 1996; the busiest year was 2010 with 6 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 Sugar Land, 2006 to 2025
- 2015: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on April 16
- 2017: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on May 23
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land sits in. Roof condition changes with every season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
March 15 77 mph gust
NOAA verifies a 77 mph thunderstorm gust at Sugarland on March 15, 2024.
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.
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.
March 30 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Sugarland on March 30, 2002, a golf ball size stone.
April 16 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in Missouri City on April 16, 2001, 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 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Sugar Land, 2 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.5 inches on April 30, 2026, about 1.7 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in the same period, most recently 67 mph on February 14, 2026. 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 Sugar Land
Local ground truth for Sugar Land properties
Sugar Land sits in Fort Bend 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 Sugar Land are likely to be
Census figures on when Sugar Land homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Sugar Land has 39,196 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1994. 72 percent were built before 2000 and 37 percent before 1990; 10 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 | 191 | 0% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3,603 | 9% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 7,222 | 18% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 13,513 | 34% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 9,311 | 24% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 3,589 | 9% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 719 | 2% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 477 | 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 86 | 0% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 485 | 1% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land
Everything we cover in Sugar Land
All the work we do, in Sugar Land and in all of Fort Bend County.
What we cover in Sugar Land
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Sugar Land and across Fort Bend County. Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County, is about 175 miles and 3 hours 14 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
How a visit is scheduled
Every service below is available to Sugar Land homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Sugar Land, 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 Sugar Land
How far Sugar Land is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County, is about 175 miles and 3 hours 14 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land homes
Sugar Land side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Sugar Land sits in Fort Bend County. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 62 hail reports within ten miles of Sugar Land from 2000 to 2026, 7 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 2.75 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2002 was the busiest year in that record, with 7 reports. Activity concentrates in March and April. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 77 mph on March 15, 2024.
The largest hail recorded near Sugar Land, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 7, 2003 | 1.75″ |
| October 28, 2002 | 1.75″ |
| March 30, 2002 | 1.75″ |
| April 16, 2001 | 2.75″ |
Useful locally: City of Sugar Land official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land
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
Sugar Land requires a permit for a residential roof. Roofs are an express permit, issued right after the online application and payment, with no plan review.
Sugar Land adopted the 2024 IRC through Ordinance No. 2395, approved on first reading December 16, 2025. Its residential code makes the contractor certify workers' compensation and liability insurance before a permit issues.
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 Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land, 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
David was amazing! Highly recommend for all roofing needs! He’s honest and reliable!
Owner Response
Thank you, Brandie. I appreciate you trusting me with the new construction roof inspection on your home in Lexington, Texas. A new roof should be installed the way the shingle manufacturer's instructions and the building code require, and you deserve to know that before you sign off. I was glad to walk you through what to look for, document what I found, and help you ask your builder the right questions. Thank you for the recommendation. It means a great deal as I keep building The Roof Shepherd one honest inspection at a time.
David did an amazing job working with us to get our roof repaired during the sale of our home. He was very responsive to communication, knowledgeable, kept to his schedules, and was very easy to work with. If we were keeping the home, I definitely would have hired him for a full roof replacement when the time came. Would definitely recommend using his services.
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.
I cannot think of a more fitting name for roofing contractor David Rodrigues than “The Roof Shepherd.” David was involved in every aspect of this process, start to finish, including a thorough inspection upon completion. By definition, a shepherd carefully guides or helps one navigate a complex process. He did exactly that! I walked away not only with a beautiful new roof, but also with the peace of mind and confidence of knowing I had made the right decision—choosing this company and selecting the right roof to withstand the storms in my area, while also making a smart investment in my home. David’s attention to detail was unmatched by any other roofing professional I met. He provided excellent customer service from start to finish, and I truly appreciated his guidance throughout the process. I am grateful for the outstanding experience and would confidently recommend The Roof Shepherd to anyone looking for quality roofing service.
Owner Response
Deborah, thank you for such a thoughtful review. Your description of what it means to be “The Roof Shepherd” captures exactly how I approach this work: personally guiding homeowners through every decision, staying involved from the initial inspection through the final quality-control walkthrough, and making sure the finished roofing system is built for the home, not merely installed and forgotten.
For your roof replacement in Kyle, Texas, we selected a GAF Timberline UHDZ Class 4 roofing system in Pewter Gray for its appearance, hail-resistance classification, long-term protection, and value as an investment in the home. The completed system includes all-metal roofing accessories, properly configured turbine ventilation, and GAF Golden Pledge Limited Warranty coverage.
Once the existing roof was removed, we also discovered and replaced a substantial amount of rotten wood decking. Correcting that deterioration before installing the new system was essential to restoring a sound foundation for the roof. Despite the additional decking work, our team completed the project in one day and followed it with a thorough final inspection.
I sincerely appreciate the trust you placed in me and the opportunity to guide you through the process. Knowing that you finished the project with both a beautiful roof and confidence in your decision is the result I work toward for every homeowner.
David, The Roof Shepherd
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 Sugar Land, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Sugar Land FAQs
Common questions in Sugar Land
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Sugar Land regularly?
Yes. Sugar Land is about 175 miles and 3 hours 14 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Fort Bend County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Sugar Land?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 7 times within ten miles of Sugar Land from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 175th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 32nd of 51 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 2.75 inches, on April 16, 2001.
When is hail season in Sugar Land?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Sugar Land came most often in March and April. The busiest single year in that record was 2002, with 7 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Sugar Land?
2015 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on April 16. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Sugar Land compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Stafford 10, Missouri City 11 and Richmond 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 7 for Sugar Land.
How old are the homes in Sugar Land?
The median home in Sugar Land was built in 1994, and 37 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 57 percent have older homes than Sugar Land.
What is the strongest wind on record near Sugar Land?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 77 mph, on March 15, 2024.
How much does a new roof cost in Sugar Land?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Sugar Land 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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