hail risk · March – June
Fort Worth, TX storm damage roofing guide
Tarrant and Parker counties take repeated supercell hits each spring. Fort Worth builds to the 2021 IRC with a 115 mph wind design speed. Verify starter strip and drip edge against the code requirement before accepting the scope.
4
Hail days/yr
17
Wind days/yr
979K (DFW metro 8.1M)
Population
Recent major storms
- May 28, 2024Tornado outbreak across Tarrant and Parker counties
- May 25, 2024Baseball-sized hail across west Fort Worth
Code adoption
Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
- · State Farm
- · Allstate
- · USAA
- · Farmers
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Fort Worth storm claim questions
- When is storm season in Fort Worth, TX?
- Fort Worth's primary peril is hail and the active window runs March – June. The metro averages roughly 4 hail days and 17 damaging-wind days per year.
- What building code applies to a re-roof in Fort Worth?
- Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth 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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