Hail is a recurring, budgetable risk in Texarkana — roughly 5 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.
Texarkana's Storm-Climate Context
Texarkana straddles the Texas-Arkansas border in a region where Gulf Coast moisture regularly merges with cold continental air to produce severe thunderstorm outbreaks from February through May. The metro area sits on the southern edge of Tornado Alley and has recorded tornado activity in both the Texas and Arkansas portions of the city; hail averaging 5 days per year accompanies the region's active severe weather season.
Texarkana's unique bi-state geography means roofing contractors must maintain both Texas and Arkansas licensing or work with subcontractors, which sometimes complicates warranty and liability issues for homeowners. The market is small enough that major national brands have limited presence, making locally established independent contractors the primary service providers.
Hail Events Near Texarkana by Date
July 6, 2026 — 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Texarkana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2114 | 1.00″ | 4 S Fouke, Miller County | 18.3 mi |
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 18.3 miles from Texarkana's center.
View these 1 report on a map
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 Texarkana's Reports
The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring the 1 Texarkana-area report (filed in Miller 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
- 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 Texarkana, those ground-level proxies tell you whether the roof took a hit.
- 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 Texarkana storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
- Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Texarkana, 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.
- 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.
- 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 Texarkana — the 10-Year Picture
The county behind Texarkana has logged 47 hail events over the last decade — a pace of roughly 5 per year — with the most severe stone measured at 1.75″. Against that 10-year baseline, the 1 hail day in this 90-day window track close to the long-term average rate. Texarkana averages 5 hail-producing storms per year — check hail risk lookup for your address.
Texarkana'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.
Texarkana's County, Year by Year (NOAA Archive)
| Year | Recorded hail events | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| 2023 largest stone | 9 | 1.75″ |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.25″ |
| 2021 | 8 | 1.50″ |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.25″ |
| 2018 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| 2016 busiest | 16 | 1.75″ |
NOAA Storm Events archive, Texarkana's county. Years with no row logged no hail events.
The county's busiest hail year in the archive was 2016 (16 recorded events), while the largest stone on record — 1.75″ — fell in 2023. If your roof predates 2016 and has never had a documented inspection, assume it has taken at least one unexamined hit.
Hail in Texarkana — Questions Homeowners Ask
Check Your Own ZIP in Texarkana
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 — Texarkana ZIP codes include 75501, 75503, 71854, 71860.
Texarkana Neighborhoods — Hail Exposure Varies by Area
Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Northside, Westside, Wake Village, Nash, New Boston or Redwater, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Texarkana's center is listed for each report.
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