Hail Reports in Amarillo, Texas — Last 90 Days

Amarillo sits in one of the country's most hail-prone corridors — local roofs are hit so regularly that the 11 hail-producing storms in a typical year shape how insurers price wind-and-hail deductibles here. The 1 NOAA report below is the last 90 days of that pattern, not an outlier.

Amarillo's Storm-Climate Context

Amarillo is one of the most hail-battered cities in the United States, sitting squarely in the Texas Panhandle's Hail Alley. The city averages 11 hail days per year with golf ball to baseball-sized stones common; a major 2019 storm caused hundreds of millions in insured losses across the Panhandle region. Straight-line winds topping 80 mph compound roof damage during severe weather outbreaks.

The Amarillo market is dominated by storm-chasing contractors who follow hail events, so homeowners should verify local licensing with the Texas Department of Insurance. Many insurers apply a separate wind-and-hail deductible of 1-2% of dwelling value here rather than a flat dollar amount.

Hail Events Near Amarillo by Date

July 12, 2026 — 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)

Preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet page section ≠ no hail — smaller or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 5.9 miles from Amarillo's center.

Circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.

Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded

How Severe Was It? The NWS Yardstick, Applied to Amarillo's Reports

The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring the 1 Amarillo-area report (filed in Randall County) against that scale: 1 of them met the severe 1″+ criterion — the size at which asphalt shingles start taking granule loss and bruising that shows up as leaks a season later. Damage at these sizes is rarely visible from the ground but is typically covered by homeowners insurance when documented promptly.

What to Do If Your Roof Was in the Hail Path

1. Stay off the roof and read your yard instead. Granule piles at the downspouts, dings in gutters and window screens, shredded leaves — after the July 12, 2026 activity near Amarillo, those ground-level proxies tell you whether the roof took a hit.
2. Build the paper trail before anyone touches anything. Dated photos of the damage, a hailstone next to a coin if one is still around, and this NOAA log tying the loss to a specific Amarillo storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
3. Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Amarillo, out-of-town crews canvass neighborhoods within days of an event. Do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits on the doorstep; get a written inspection scope from a roofer you chose first.
4. File on your policy's clock, not the salesman's. Sudden storm damage is generally covered for Texas homeowners, and your filing window comes from the policy itself. File promptly while the dates above are fresh, but on your terms.
5. Have your contractor at the adjuster meeting. A written scope keeps the estimate honest. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.

Hail History in Amarillo — the 10-Year Picture

The county behind Amarillo has logged 177 hail events over the last decade — a pace of roughly 18 per year — with the most severe stone measured at 3.00″. Against that 10-year baseline, the 1 hail day in this 90-day window run below the long-term average rate. Amarillo averages 11 hail-producing storms per year — check hail risk lookup for your address.

Compared to the Texas county median of 92 hail events over 10 years, Amarillo's county runs 1.9× above average — an exposure level that pushes local insurers toward higher wind-and-hail premium tiers and makes impact-resistant shingles a cost-effective upgrade.

Amarillo's County, Year by Year (NOAA Archive)

NOAA Storm Events archive, Amarillo's county. Years with no row logged no hail events.

The county's busiest hail year in the archive was 2019 (55 recorded events), while the largest stone on record — 3.00″ — fell in 2016. If your roof predates 2016 and has never had a documented inspection, assume it has taken at least one unexamined hit.

Verified Roofing Contractors in Amarillo

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Hail in Amarillo — Questions Homeowners Ask

Check Your Own ZIP in Amarillo

The county-level history above averages over the whole area. For a score tied to your address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Amarillo ZIP codes include 79101, 79102, 79106, 79109, 79119.

Amarillo Neighborhoods — Hail Exposure Varies by Area

Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Wolflin, English Village, Sleepy Hollow, Tascosa Hills, Puckett or Medical Center, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Amarillo's center is listed for each report.

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