Wharton County
Wharton, 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 Wharton homeowners.
Updated October 23, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Wharton, in Wharton County, is about 155 miles and 3 hours 1 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 6 times near Wharton from 2000 to 2026, 180th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2008 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on March 6.
- The median home in Wharton was built in 1977, and 70 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- None 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 Wharton, Wharton County.
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Wharton At A Glance
What homeowners in Wharton should know
How Wharton ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Wharton, in Wharton County, is about 155 miles and 3 hours 1 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
Wharton’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. Wharton is a Wharton County city in the Houston & Gulf Coast region, where Gulf hurricanes, tropical flooding and wind shape roof exposure.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 65 mph, on November 23, 2004. NOAA logged 30 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Wharton from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Wharton was built in 1977, and 70 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 88 percent have newer homes than Wharton.
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.
Wharton Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Wharton, in Wharton County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
NOAA logs no verified hail within 10 miles of Wharton since 2018; the record here is wind, with 4 thunderstorm wind events in that window, alongside the coastal systems this region plans around. Across Wharton County as a whole, NOAA logged 4 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 1.75 inches, plus 10 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 8 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Wharton sits on the Colorado River and is the hometown of playwright Horton Foote.
Local Note
River-bottom humidity and Gulf storm remnants shape roof wear across Wharton County.
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 Wharton
22 hail events are on record within ten miles of Wharton, the largest 1.75 inches on March 13, 2003.
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 | 22 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 6 |
| Largest stone recorded | 1.75 in · March 13, 2003 |
| Busiest year | 2013 · 4 events |
| Most common months | April and March |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 65 mph · November 23, 2004 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 162 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 · Wharton County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Wharton centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked October 23, 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 Wharton, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Wharton, 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 Wharton, from the National Weather Service archive. 8 reports from 2006 to 2025, 4 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 2008. 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 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · December 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 in · April 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 in · March 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · June 13 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Wharton 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 Wharton
The worst hail seasons near Wharton from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 49 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Wharton since 1996; the busiest year was 2002 with 5 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 Wharton, 2006 to 2025
- 2008: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 6
- 2016: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on December 5
- 2006: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on June 13
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Wharton 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 Wharton 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.
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.
June 3 75 mph gust
NOAA verifies a 75 mph thunderstorm gust at Wharton on June 3, 2007.
April 11 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Wharton on April 11, 2004, a golf ball size stone.
April 25 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Wharton on April 25, 1997, a golf ball size stone.
How these figures are corroborated
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, and Insurance Council of Texas, U.S. Census, and Texas Department of Insurance records and contemporaneous reporting. Not a formal risk assessment.
About Wharton
Local ground truth for Wharton properties
Wharton sits in Wharton County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region, home to roughly 8,755 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 Wharton are likely to be
Census figures on when Wharton homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Wharton has 3,861 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1977. 83 percent were built before 2000 and 70 percent before 1990; 12 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 | 9 | 0% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 458 | 12% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 203 | 5% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 496 | 13% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 490 | 13% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 975 | 25% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 362 | 9% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 455 | 12% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 263 | 7% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 150 | 4% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Wharton 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 Wharton
Everything we cover in Wharton
All the work we do, in Wharton and in all of Wharton County.
What we cover in Wharton
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Wharton and across Wharton County. Wharton, in Wharton County, is about 155 miles and 3 hours 1 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Wharton
Every service below is available to Wharton homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Wharton, 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 Wharton
How far Wharton is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Wharton, in Wharton County, is about 155 miles and 3 hours 1 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Wharton 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 Wharton homes
Wharton side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Rosenberg 4, Richmond 6 and Fulshear 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 6 for Wharton. Of the other cities on this site, 88 percent have newer homes than Wharton.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Wharton | 6, 1.75 in |
| Rosenberg (23 mi) | 4, 1.75 in |
| Richmond (28 mi) | 6, 2.5 in |
| Fulshear (29 mi) | 4, 2.5 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 Wharton, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| March 6, 2008 | 1.75″ |
| June 13, 2006 | 1.75″ |
| April 11, 2004 | 1.75″ |
| March 13, 2003 | 1.75″ |
Useful locally: City of Wharton official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Wharton 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 Wharton
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
Wharton charges a residential roof permit by size. The fee is $2.50 per roofing square for tear-off and replacement, $3 per square with decking, and 6 cents per square foot for metal.
Wharton enforces the 2018 International Residential Code under Ordinance 2019-19, adopted August 26, 2019. The city's contractor registration form states there is no charge to register.
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 Wharton 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 Wharton, 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.
I recently got a roof installed and my trim painted with this company. The process was simple — David helped me pick out colors for the roof, and I had no idea there were so many to choose from. I appreciate David and his crew for taking care of my home and respecting my property by making sure everything was masked and cleaned up by the end of the process. These guys were on time, efficient, took care of everything I asked for, kept me updated throughout, and took care of the small details I was picky about. I would highly recommend!
Owner Response
Sloan, I really appreciate you taking the time to share this. It was a pleasure helping with your roof installation, trim painting, and the color-selection process. I’m glad the process felt simple and that the crew respected your property with proper masking, cleanup, and communication throughout the project. Those details matter, especially when we are working on someone’s home. Thank you again for trusting The Roof Shepherd with your roof and painting work.
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
Brent, thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. We appreciate you trusting The Roof Shepherd with your full roof replacement in Kyle, Texas, especially with the added coordination required for the solar panel detach and reset. Complex roofing jobs require clear communication, careful scheduling, and a crew that respects the property from start to finish. I’m glad everything went smoothly and that the yard was left spotless. Thank you again for the recommendation and for allowing us to help after the recent storms.
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 Wharton, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Wharton FAQs
Common questions in Wharton
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Wharton regularly?
Yes. Wharton is about 155 miles and 3 hours 1 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Wharton County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Wharton?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 6 times within ten miles of Wharton from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 180th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 35th of 53 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 1.75 inches, on March 13, 2003.
When is hail season in Wharton?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Wharton came most often in April and March. The busiest single year in that record was 2013, with 4 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Wharton?
2008 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on March 6. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Wharton compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Rosenberg 4, Richmond 6 and Fulshear 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 6 for Wharton.
How old are the homes in Wharton?
The median home in Wharton was built in 1977, and 70 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 88 percent have newer homes than Wharton.
What is the strongest wind on record near Wharton?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 65 mph, on November 23, 2004.
How much does a new roof cost in Wharton?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Wharton 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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