Hail in Austin, TX on April 1, 2024
Reported 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
Weather radar did not flag hail of one inch or more over Austin that day. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Austin; the largest measured 1.5" (ping-pong ball size).
Ground reports filed in Austin
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9:55 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 9:55 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
What ping-pong ball-size hail does to a roof
Hail in this range commonly bruises asphalt shingles and knocks off the protective granules. The roof may look fine from the street and still have lost years of life; soft metals like vents and gutters usually show the dents first. Radar describes the storm, not your shingles: the only way to know what a particular roof took is an inspection. Most homeowner policies set a deadline for reporting storm damage, so check your policy.
Every home inside a storm's radar footprint, scored by roof age, material and hail history, sold to a few roofers only so you are not the twentieth truck on the street.
Other hail days in Austin
- August 28, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- August 27, 2026radar up to 2" (hen egg size)
- June 2, 2026radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- May 19, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- May 9, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- April 30, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 3 reports
- August 1, 2025radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- May 28, 2025radar up to 4" (softball size) · 3 reports
Radar sizes are estimates from NEXRAD hail signatures (NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory) for the largest stones in a storm cell, not a measurement at any one home. Ground reports are National Weather Service local storm reports and the NOAA Storm Events Database, as filed. Town-level data only; this page shows no addresses and no homeowner information.