NOAA Storm Events, 2015 to 2025
How Often Does It Hail in Bexar County, Texas?
Red Roan Construction serves Bexar County, home of San Antonio, and the rest of South Texas, and NOAA's storm record shows why roofs here get checked often. Hail was reported in Bexar County on 58 different days from 2015 through 2025, about 5.3 days a year, and 248 of the 302 reports were one inch or larger.
2016 alone brought 63 hail reports to Bexar County.
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The Plain Answer for Bexar County
Hail reaches Bexar County about 5.3 days a year on average. NOAA has reports on 58 separate days across the eleven years, and every one of those years had at least one report of an inch or larger. A homeowner here should plan on hail as a yearly event. A quiet year is no promise. 2017 logged 6 reports and 2020 logged 30.
When you ask how often, count days rather than reports. A report is a single observation, and one storm crossing the county can add dozens of them. 3 May 2021 alone produced 30, 25 April 2016 produced 24 and 12 April 2016 produced 23. Together those three dates make up 77 of the county's 302 reports.
- Hail reports
- 302
- Hail days
- 58
- One inch or larger
- 248
- Largest stone
- 5.5 in
- Wind reports
- 108
Bexar County Hail Reports by Year
Yearly Table
| Year | Hail reports | Hail 1 inch or larger | Thunderstorm wind reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 63 | 58 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 30 | 26 | 17 |
| 2021 | 45 | 38 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 45 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | 8 |
| 2025 | 34 | 26 | 6 |
| Total | 302 | 248 | 108 |
Two years stand out. 2016 had 63 reports, and 2021 and 2023 had 45 each. The years between them ran anywhere from 6 to 30. Back-to-back quiet years like 2017 and 2018 say very little about the season ahead.
Bexar County includes San Antonio, and NOAA's reports lean on people. A place with more roofs and more phones has more hail seen, photographed and phoned in. The next county over, Kendall, shows 49 reports for the same eleven years. Part of that gap is weather and part is how many people were looking.
How Big Were the Largest Stones in Bexar County?
| Date | Reported size |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2021 | 5.5 inches |
| 12 April 2016 | 4.5 inches |
| 3 May 2021 | 4.5 inches |
| 12 April 2016 | 4 inches |
| 12 April 2016 | 4 inches |
The largest stone in Bexar County's record measured 5.5 inches, reported on 3 May 2021. 53 reports were two inches or larger. The five biggest all came from two storm days, 12 April 2016 and 3 May 2021.
Size is what NOAA records and what an adjuster asks about, but a report is a point. Hail falls in narrow bands, and a band can skip the house next door. What the number shows is that a storm of that strength crossed the county that day. Whether it crossed your roof is something only an evaluation can show.
The Heaviest Hail Days
| Date | Hail reports that day |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2021 | 30 |
| 25 April 2016 | 24 |
| 12 April 2016 | 23 |
What About Thunderstorm Wind in Bexar County?
Thunderstorm wind adds to the picture. NOAA has 108 Bexar County wind reports for the period, on 47 days, peaking at 17 in 2020. The top gust on record is 74 knots. NOAA only files a thunderstorm wind event at gusts of 50 knots (58 miles per hour) or when the wind does damage, so none of these rows is a light breeze.
Which Months Bring Hail to Bexar County?
| Month | Days with a hail report, 2015 to 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 9 |
| April | 22 |
| May | 13 |
| June | 7 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 3 |
| All months | 58 |
Hail here keeps a calendar. 51 of the 58 hail days fell between March and June, 88 percent, and April alone had 22. Only 7 fell in the other eight months combined. Hail days pick up in March, so February is a sensible month to book a check.
What Does a Roof Check Look For After Bexar Hail?
Red Roan's evaluation looks at the shingles first, then at the soft metal: vents, flashing and gutters. Soft metal records hail well because it dents instead of healing, and the size of the dents gives a measure of the stones that fell.
With stones as large as 5.5 inches in the record, the photographs matter. Every finding goes into a written report with a picture behind it, and the report is yours to keep. It is the first document a claim file needs. The claim itself stays between you and your insurer.
The full process is on the storm damage repair services and free roof evaluation process pages, and the free hail inspection and claim guide walks through the Texas claim steps.
Towns and Counties Nearby
These Bexar County places have their own pages with a count taken inside a ten mile circle:
Roofing in HelotesRoofing in ConverseRoofing in Selma Roofing in San Antonio All four counties
Kendall County hail recordComal County hail recordGuadalupe County hail record
Get a Bexar County Roof Looked at After the Next Storm
The visit costs nothing and the photographed report stays with you. Call (830) 388-1502 or use the form, and tell us which storm you want the roof checked against.
Get an Instant EstimateFrequently Asked Questions
How often does it hail in Bexar County?
On about 5.3 days a year. NOAA lists 58 hail days from 2015 through 2025. Every one of those years included at least one report of stones an inch or bigger.
What is the largest hail ever reported in Bexar County?
5.5 inches, reported on 3 May 2021, which is also the county's busiest hail day, with 30 reports. These files start in 2015, so a bigger stone from an earlier decade would not appear here.
Which months does hail hit Bexar County?
Mostly March through June, which account for 51 of the 58 hail days, with April the busiest at 22. Other months have hail too, just less often, and the month table shows each one.
Does a hail report near me mean my roof is damaged?
Not by itself. Hail falls in narrow bands, and a NOAA entry is one stone size at one spot on one day, so the roof two streets over may have come through clean. To find out about your own, book the free roof evaluation and ask for photographs.
Will Red Roan Construction check my roof in Bexar County?
Yes. Helotes, Converse and San Antonio all sit inside the service area. The check is free, the written report and its photographs are yours to keep, and installed work comes with a 5-year workmanship warranty.
Where These Numbers Come From
Hail and thunderstorm wind rows come from the NOAA Storm Events Database detail files for 2015 through 2025, filtered to Texas and saved in this site's repository. A report counts for Bexar County when NOAA files it under that county. A hail day is a calendar date with at least one hail report in the county, so the day count is lower than the report count. Hail sizes are the reported stone diameter in inches, and wind speeds are in knots, as NOAA records them. Reports come from spotters, emergency managers, the public and the weather service, so they follow where people are as well as where hail fell. Downloaded 17 October 2026. A recompute script re-reads the saved file and fails the site build checks if a printed number changes.
Sources
- National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (detail files), hail and thunderstorm wind events, 2015 to 2025. Downloaded 17 October 2026.
- National Weather Service, Instruction 10-1605, Storm Data Preparation: thunderstorm wind events start at gusts of 50 knots (58 mph) or wind damage, and hail size is recorded in hundredths of an inch.
- Texas Department of Insurance, what to do after hail or wind: photograph and list the damage inside and outside the house before repairs.
- Red Roan Construction's own pages for roof evaluations and about us: the free evaluation, the written report and the 5-year workmanship warranty.