Southlake & Keller Hail Damage: May 2026 Storm Report

On the evening of May 9, 2026, a severe storm pushed through northern Tarrant and Denton counties dropping golf-ball-sized hail across Southlake, Keller, Trophy Club, and Westlake. If you were home, you heard it. The question now is whether your roof took a hit — and whether it’s worth making a call to your insurance company.

Here’s a straight answer: golf-ball hail (1.75 inches) is large enough to crack shingles, dent metal flashing, and punch through older roofing in a single pass. It doesn’t always leave visible holes from the ground. Most of the damage shows up as bruised asphalt — granule loss and mat fractures that look like nothing from the street but let water in six months later.

What the damage actually looks like

Most Southlake and Keller homes have architectural shingles — 30- to 50-year products designed to take a hit, but not at 1.75 inches. Golf-ball hail knocks granules off the surface in circular impact patterns, fractures the fiberglass mat underneath (not visible from the ground), and dimples metal ridge caps, gutters, and flashing. That last one — the metal damage — is actually the clearest evidence for insurance adjusters.

The damage is real. It’s also possible that your specific roof angle, material, or install date means you came through clean. An honest inspection tells you which it is — not a free estimate designed to push you toward a claim.

Insurance claim timing

Notice and filing deadlines vary by policy, and some are shorter than homeowners expect. That sounds like plenty of time. In practice, many homeowners wait, the damage worsens, and then the adjuster attributes the deterioration to “age and wear” rather than the May 9 storm. Filing early — with documentation dated the week of the event — gives your claim the clearest possible timeline.

If your adjuster visits and the claim gets denied, a second inspection with dated drone photos and a written report gives you a solid basis to push back.

What a local DFW inspector actually does

We’re working these neighborhoods year-round — same zip code as a lot of the homes that took hail on May 9. When we inspect after an event like this, we use EagleView AI drone technology: every square foot gets photographed, annotated, and delivered to you as a same-day written report. That report is what you hand your adjuster.

We’ll tell you honestly whether the damage warrants a claim. About half the time after a borderline storm, the real answer is: your roof is fine, don’t file. We’d rather say that than push you into a claim that raises your premium for three years.

What we won’t do: show up at your door with a clipboard and a hard pitch. Texan Roofworks is veteran-owned and woman-owned, bonded and insured, and carrying $2M general liability. We’re not rolling in from out of state — we were already here when the hail fell.

Schedule a free AI drone inspection

No obligation. Same-day written report. If you’re in Southlake, Keller, Trophy Club, Westlake, or anywhere in the surrounding area and want to know where your roof stands after May 9, give us a call or book online.

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Storm-damaged roof in the area? Book a free AI drone inspection, see our Southlake roofing page or Keller roofing page, and let us handle the insurance claim.