When is storm season in Austin, TX?

Austin's primary peril is hail and the active window runs April – June. The metro averages roughly 2.4 hail days and 11 damaging-wind days per year.

What building code applies to a re-roof in Austin?

Austin adopts the 2021 IRC. Wind speed design 115 mph (Risk Cat II). Confirm the requirement with the authority having jurisdiction before you finalise a scope — adopting authorities and local amendments vary inside the metro.

Which code requirements should I check against a Austin carrier estimate?

Drip edge at eaves and rakes (IRC R905.2.8.5). Starter strip at eaves and rakes per manufacturer instructions. Ice barrier at eaves where the jurisdiction requires it (IRC R905.1.2).

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Austin, TX storm damage roofing guide

Austin's hail window is shorter than DFW's, running April into June, and the corridor north of the city through Cedar Park, Round Rock and Georgetown takes most of the metro's severe activity. Austin builds to the 2021 IRC with a 115 mph wind design speed, so drip edge, starter strip and manufacturer fastening patterns are enforceable on a re-roof. Property values here run high, which means larger and more complex roofs with more accessory metal, standing-seam accents and low-slope sections than a typical Texas metro — measure and price those separately rather than folding them into a field-slope rate. Texas has no matching statute, so document shingle discontinuation early if you intend to argue a full slope.

2.4

Hail days/yr

Wind days/yr

975K (metro 2.4M)

Population

Recent major storms

April 4, 2025
Golf ball hail across Travis and Williamson counties
March 21, 2024
Severe hail and 80mph winds across Cedar Park / Round Rock

Code adoption

Austin adopts the 2021 IRC. Wind speed design 115 mph (Risk Cat II).

Confirm with the authority having jurisdiction — local amendments vary inside the metro.

Check these against a first scope

· Drip edge at eaves and rakes (IRC R905.2.8.5).
· Starter strip at eaves and rakes per manufacturer instructions.
· Ice barrier at eaves where the jurisdiction requires it (IRC R905.1.2).
· Detach and reset of accessory items — vents, gutters, satellite, solar — where the slope is replaced.

Top carriers in Austin

· State Farm
· USAA
· Allstate
· Texas Farm Bureau

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Austin storm claim questions

When is storm season in Austin, TX?: Austin's primary peril is hail and the active window runs April – June. The metro averages roughly 2.4 hail days and 11 damaging-wind days per year.
What building code applies to a re-roof in Austin?: Austin adopts the 2021 IRC. Wind speed design 115 mph (Risk Cat II). Confirm the requirement with the authority having jurisdiction before you finalise a scope — adopting authorities and local amendments vary inside the metro.
Which code requirements should I check against a Austin carrier estimate?: Drip edge at eaves and rakes (IRC R905.2.8.5). Starter strip at eaves and rakes per manufacturer instructions. Ice barrier at eaves where the jurisdiction requires it (IRC R905.1.2).

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