Hail Reports in Longview, Texas — Last 90 Days

Hail is a recurring, budgetable risk in Longview — roughly 8 hail-producing storms in a typical year. The 90-day log below shows where the most recent activity landed relative to town, so you can judge whether your street was in a hail path.

Longview's Storm-Climate Context

Longview endures a wide thermal range for East Texas -- the all-time record high is 113 F and the record low is -5 F -- while averaging 48.18 inches of annual precipitation, one of the wetter readings in the state. That heavy rainfall, combined with frequent hail days and Gulf-tracking thunderstorm corridors, subjects roofs to frequent impact damage and moisture infiltration. January overnight lows averaging 34.3 F push roofing materials through repeated freeze-thaw stress. Minimal annual snowfall of 0.7 inches means ice accumulation is rare but not impossible, and any ice event on undertreated low-slope roofs can cause serious damage.

Longview recorded 81,638 residents in the 2020 census. The economy is anchored by CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center, Eastman Chemical, and Longview Regional Medical Center, alongside Dollar General, Komatsu, and Trinity Rail. The petrochemical and manufacturing base sustains a stable working-class housing market with aging residential stock that generates steady reroofing demand for local contractors.

Hail Events Near Longview by Date

July 6, 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 22.6 miles from Longview'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 Longview's Reports

The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring the 1 Longview-area report (filed in Upshur 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 6, 2026 activity near Longview, 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 Longview storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
3. Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Longview, 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 Longview — the 10-Year Picture

NOAA's 10-year archive shows 31 hail events in Longview's county — roughly 3 per year — with hail up to 2.75″. For comparison, the last 90 days alone brought 1 hail day within 25 miles of Longview (this page's window). Longview averages roughly 8 hail-producing storms per year. In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Longview roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement. Check your own address on the hail risk lookup.

Longview's county logged fewer hail events than the Texas median (92 per county over 10 years), placing it on the lower end of the state's hail exposure spectrum — though individual storm cells can still produce damaging hail regardless of the long-term average.

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

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

The county's busiest hail year in the archive was 2023 (8 recorded events), while the largest stone on record — 2.75″ — fell in 2024. If your roof predates 2023 and has never had a documented inspection, assume it has taken at least one unexamined hit.

Verified Roofing Contractors in Longview

Licensed contractors PickARoofer has already verified in Longview — each badge means we confirmed an active license against the official state registry. Always ask any roofer for a current certificate of insurance before signing:

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Hail in Longview — Questions Homeowners Ask

Check Your Own ZIP in Longview

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 — Longview ZIP codes include 75601, 75602, 75603, 75604, 75605.

Longview Neighborhoods — Hail Exposure Varies by Area

Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Lakeview Heights, Oakwood, University Park, River Oaks or Midway, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Longview's center is listed for each report.

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