El Paso is not hail alley, but the record shows hail is not rare either. We pulled every hail and thunderstorm wind entry for El Paso County from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Storm Events Database for 2006 through 2025, and counted them by year. We then added Census housing-age data for El Paso County towns, because the same storm does more damage to an older roof.
These are reports of weather, not a count of damaged roofs. A report means a trained spotter, the public, law enforcement or a National Weather Service survey logged hail or wind at a place and time. Reports depend on who was outdoors to see the storm, so they undercount sparsely settled ground and cannot say whether your roof was hit.
Key findings
- From 2006 through 2025 NOAA recorded 110 hail reports in El Paso County across 45 separate days. 72 of those reports were hail one inch (quarter size) or larger, and 19 were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger.
- The largest hail on record in the period was 2.0 inches, reported twice: near El Paso International Airport on September 28, 2007, and at Tobin on May 21, 2018. Hail of one inch or more was reported in 16 of the 20 years.
- The busiest hail year was 2015, with 20 reports. Hail reports cluster in May, September and October, which together hold 61 of the 110.
- Thunderstorm wind is a summer problem: 49 of the 71 wind reports (69%) fell in June and July, during the monsoon build-up. The strongest measured gust was 71 knots, about 82 mph, on July 13, 2018.
- The housing under those storms is old. 65.8% of El Paso County's 323,571 housing units were built before 2000, and 44.1% of the City of El Paso's housing units were built before 1980.
Data table: El Paso County hail and wind reports by year
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, bulk detail files for 2006 through 2025, county-based entries for El Paso County, Texas (county FIPS 141), retrieved 2026-11-02. "Hail 1 in+" counts reports of one inch or larger. Wind gusts are the largest reported thunderstorm wind speed that year, converted from knots to mph. A dash means no report or no recorded speed.
| Year | Hail reports | Hail 1 in+ | Largest hail | Thunderstorm wind reports | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10 | 5 | 1.75 in | 2 | 70 mph |
| 2007 | 12 | 8 | 2 in | 9 | 70 mph |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in | 2 | 70 mph |
| 2009 | 11 | 10 | 1.75 in | 2 | 64 mph |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 in | 4 | 64 mph |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 in | 7 | 78 mph |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 in | 4 | 67 mph |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1 in | 6 | 70 mph |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 1.75 in | 3 | 64 mph |
| 2015 | 20 | 12 | 1.75 in | 2 | 60 mph |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 in | 3 | 60 mph |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 1 in | 2 | 63 mph |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | 2 in | 5 | 82 mph |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 | 1.75 in | 2 | 64 mph |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1.25 in | 4 | 62 mph |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 in | 0 | - |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 in | 8 | 72 mph |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 69 mph |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 62 mph |
Data table: housing age by El Paso County town
Sorted by the estimated share of housing that is 20 or more years old. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25034 (Year Structure Built) and B25035 (Median Year Structure Built), retrieved 2026-11-02. The 20+ column is our estimate; the others are Census estimates. Small places such as Vinton and Sparks carry wide margins of error.
| Place | Housing units | Built before 2000 | Built before 1990 | Est. 20+ years old | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabens | 2,146 | 89.0% | 55.1% | 92% | 1987 |
| Westway | 1,433 | 87.4% | 51.0% | 88% | 1990 |
| Vinton | 591 | 76.1% | 45.7% | 84% | 1991 |
| Homestead Meadows North | 1,740 | 66.3% | 24.9% | 81% | 1996 |
| El Paso | 265,320 | 70.4% | 58.6% | 80% | 1984 |
| Sparks | 1,194 | 54.2% | 35.3% | 80% | 1998 |
| Canutillo | 1,972 | 63.4% | 46.6% | 78% | 1992 |
| El Paso County | 323,571 | 65.8% | 53.0% | 76% | 1988 |
| Homestead Meadows South | 1,781 | 61.1% | 28.4% | 68% | 1997 |
| San Elizario | 3,239 | 47.1% | 25.1% | 66% | 2001 |
| Socorro | 12,052 | 50.0% | 36.3% | 66% | 2000 |
| Anthony | 1,584 | 46.7% | 39.1% | 62% | 2001 |
| Horizon City | 7,325 | 36.7% | 22.6% | 58% | 2004 |
What the numbers mean for a homeowner
Wind is the more frequent threat and hail the occasional one. Even a quarter-size hail report matters on a roof the desert sun has already dried out: older shingles, tile underlayment and flat-roof membranes crack where a younger roof would shrug the hit off. The hail and wind damage guide shows what damage looks like on each roof type, and the monsoon damage guide covers the June to September pattern in the table.
Many El Paso roofs are flat, tile or stucco-parapet roofs, so the shingle lifespan assumed in the 20+ column is only a rough yardstick here. The roof lifespan guide gives lifetimes by roof type, and the roof age and home insurance guide explains why age matters at renewal. After a storm, a free inspection is the way to learn whether anything was actually damaged.
Methodology
Storm data. NCEI Storm Events Database bulk CSV files, "StormEvents_details" for each year 2006 to 2025 (published at ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/). We kept rows where STATE is Texas, CZ_TYPE is C (county) and CZ_FIPS is 141 (El Paso County), then counted rows by EVENT_TYPE and YEAR. Hail size is the MAGNITUDE field in inches. Wind speed is the MAGNITUDE field in knots, multiplied by 1.151 for mph; the largest value each year is shown, whether measured or estimated by the observer.
Counting rules. A single storm can produce several records, so report counts are higher than the number of storms; the 45 hail days and 48 thunderstorm wind days are distinct calendar dates. We counted only the "Hail" and "Thunderstorm Wind" event types. Entries issued by forecast zone rather than county, such as High Wind and Dust Storm, are excluded, so this is not a complete record of every wind event in the county. Hail 2020 to 2025 figures come from files NOAA may still revise.
Reading the trend. Hail reports fell from 101 in 2006 through 2019 to 9 in 2020 through 2025, with none in 2020, 2024 or 2025. We do not read that as a climate trend: spotter coverage, reporting practice and database processing all change from year to year, and six years is too short to say.
Housing data. ACS table B25034 housing units by year built, and B25035 median year built, 2020-2024 5-year estimates, retrieved through the Census Reporter API (api.censusreporter.org), which republishes the Census Bureau release. Built before 2000 and before 1990 are sums of the ACS decade bins divided by total housing units. Estimated 20+ years old (our estimate) equals all housing built before 2000 plus 70% of the 2000-2009 bin, because a house built in 2006 or earlier is 20 years old in 2026, assuming construction was spread evenly across the decade. Figures describe the age of the house, not the roof, and cannot see reroofs. Housing units include apartments and mobile homes. Places are Census boundaries and do not match ZIP codes or neighborhoods. Agua Dulce and Montana Vista are not shown because a clean match in the Census place list could not be confirmed.
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Questions homeowners ask
How often does it hail in El Paso?
NOAA logged hail reports on 45 separate days from 2006 through 2025, an average of a little over two hail days a year. Hail of one inch or larger was reported in 16 of those 20 years.
How big has hail gotten in El Paso?
The largest hail in the 2006-2025 record was 2.0 inches (hen-egg size), reported on September 28, 2007 and May 21, 2018. Golf-ball size (1.75 inches) was reported 17 times.
When is wind damage most likely in El Paso?
Thunderstorm wind reports peak in June and July, with 49 of 71 reports in those two months. The strongest measured gust in the period was about 82 mph on July 13, 2018.
Does this data show my roof was damaged?
No. It records weather reports for the whole county. Only an inspection of your roof can show whether a storm damaged it.
Can I use this data in an article or on my website?
Yes. Please credit El Paso Roofing Experts and link to this page, and keep the "estimate" label on the 20+ column.
Sources
All figures retrieved 2026-11-02. Storm reports are observations, not damage counts; Census figures are estimates with sampling error; the 20+ column is our own calculation.
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database. Event type Hail and Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso County, Texas, 2006-2025
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events bulk data, StormEvents_details CSV files by year
- NOAA NCEI Storm Data bulk CSV format documentation (PDF)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25034 Year Structure Built. Via Census Reporter, which republishes the Census Bureau ACS release
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25035 Median Year Structure Built
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