How to Prepare for Texas Hail Season

If you’ve resided in Texas for long, you might have thought, “Hail has a season?” The professional weather forecasting community designates seasons for each natural hazard, including hail. That means just as hurricanes and tornadoes each have a season, so does hail. Hail season stretches from March to June, according to Geo Affairs. 

Let’s Call It a High Season

Weather terminology aside, just as tornadoes can form at any time of year given the appropriate atmospheric conditions, so can hail. In Texas, you could experience hail during any month of the year. Let’s call the weather community’s hail season of March to June its high season, a term used in the travel industry to describe when visitors most often frequent an area. Hail can visit Texas during any month, but it most often occurs in tandem with thunderstorms’ high season – the months during the year of peak activity.

Parts of Texas Get More Hail

Texas’ size and its topography – the types of land, such as gulf and ocean coasts, hills, mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, etc. – influence the weather and its effects. The coasts of Texas and the southern part of the state experience less hail than Central and North Texas. The northern and central parts of the state have a lengthier hail high season.

Preparing for Hail Storms

Although you can’t stop hail, you can protect your home and vehicle from hail’s damaging effects, such as roof damage and leaks. To protect your home, hire a professional roofer to install a roof replacement using impact-resistant roofing. After each thunderstorm, check your roof for damage. Have your roofer repair any loose, missing, or damaged shingles immediately.

Regular maintenance can also help prevent hail damage. Maintain clean roofing gutters and downspouts so water flows off your roof efficiently. Trim trees that overhang your home’s roof to prevent falling limb damage during hail storms.

Have your local roofer install the same impact-resistant roofing materials on your garage or carport. Always park your vehicles in the garage or under the carport when severe weather threatens.

Call Summit Roofing Today

Let Round Rock’s Summit Roofing help you prepare for hail season. Our full-service storm restoration team prides itself on providing the highest quality customer service, products, craftsmanship, and warranty on every job. Call us today for your free, no-obligation roof inspection at 512-828-ROOF (7663).