Preliminary NWS reports for Austin on April 22, 2025 via the Storm Prediction Center. NCEI check for Austin on Apr 22, 2025: NCEI final record: confirmed (StormEvents_details-ftp_v1.0_d2025_c20260819.csv.gz, compiled August 19, 2026). The Austin record that holds Apr 22, 2025 last changed October 13, 2026.
The Day In Numbers
| Reports of 1 inch or larger | 15 |
|---|---|
| Counties reporting | 1: Williamson |
| Largest stone (inches) | 2.5 |
| Reports 1.75 inches or larger | 2 |
For Austin, the Storm Prediction Center date runs from 12:00 UTC on April 22, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next day, soAustin reports timed 00:00 to 11:59 UTC happened on the evening of April 22, 2025 in Texas. For Austin on Apr 22, 2025, stone size is the diameter in inches as reported to the National Weather Service.
Every Report
| Time (UTC) | Size (inches) | Location | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01:22 | 2.5 | 5 SSE Georgetown | Williamson |
| 01:25 | 1 | 4 NE Round Rock | Williamson |
| 01:28 | 1 | 3 N Round Rock | Williamson |
| 01:29 | 1 | 4 WNW Hutto | Williamson |
| 01:30 | 1.38 | 4 SSE Georgetown | Williamson |
| 01:34 | 1.53 | 3 SSE Georgetown | Williamson |
| 01:35 | 1.25 | 4 ESE Georgetown | Williamson |
| 01:38 | 1 | 1 NE Round Rock | Williamson |
| 01:40 | 1 | 4 NNW Round Rock | Williamson |
| 01:41 | 1.25 | 5 S Weir | Williamson |
| 01:42 | 1.5 | 3 SW Weir | Williamson |
| 01:57 | 1.25 | 5 S Weir | Williamson |
| 01:58 | 1.5 | 4 SE Granger | Williamson |
| 02:09 | 1 | 2 SE Jarrell | Williamson |
| 02:14 | 2 | 4 SE Bartlett | Williamson |
Largest Report On April 22, 2025
The largest stone reported on April 22, 2025 was 2.5 inches at 5 SSE Georgetown, Williamson County, timed 01:22 UTC.No other Austin report on Apr 22, 2025 matched 2.5 inches. The note the Austin area forecast office attached to it on April 22, 2025 reads: “Social media picture of tennis ball size hail in the Teravista neighborhood to the south of Georgetown; Time estimated via radar; (EWX)”
Reports By County On Apr 22, 2025
| County | Reports | Largest (inches) | Sizes in report order (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | 15 | 2.5 | 2.5, 1, 1, 1, 1.38, 1.53, 1.25, 1, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.25, 1.5, 1, 2 |
All 15 reports on April 22, 2025 came from Williamson County. Williamson County logged 15 reports with a largest stone of 2.5 inches on April 22, 2025.
What The Reporters Wrote
- 01:22 UTC, 5 SSE Georgetown, Williamson County, 2.5 inches: Social media picture of tennis ball size hail in the Teravista neighborhood to the south of Georgetown; Time estimated via radar; (EWX)
- 01:25 UTC, 4 NE Round Rock, Williamson County, 1 inch: intersection of Paloma Lake Blvd and Diego Drive; Time estimated via radar; (EWX)
- 01:28 UTC, 3 N Round Rock, Williamson County, 1 inch: Report from mPING; (EWX)
- 01:29 UTC, 4 WNW Hutto, Williamson County, 1 inch: intersection of CR 110 and Limmer Loop; Time estimated via radar; (EWX)
- 01:30 UTC, 4 SSE Georgetown, Williamson County, 1.38 inches: (EWX)
- 01:34 UTC, 3 SSE Georgetown, Williamson County, 1.53 inches: Picture of a hail stone measured using a digital caliper at intersection of FM 1460 and Inner Loop on social media; Time estimated via radar; (EWX)
- 01:35 UTC, 4 ESE Georgetown, Williamson County, 1.25 inches: Along Arabian Colt Drive in Georgetown; (EWX)
- 01:38 UTC, 1 NE Round Rock, Williamson County, 1 inch: Report from mPING; (EWX)
- 01:40 UTC, 4 NNW Round Rock, Williamson County, 1 inch: (EWX)
- 01:41 UTC, 5 S Weir, Williamson County, 1.25 inches: Corrects previous hail report from 5 S Weir; Report from mPING; (EWX)
- 01:42 UTC, 3 SW Weir, Williamson County, 1.5 inches: (EWX)
- 01:57 UTC, 5 S Weir, Williamson County, 1.25 inches: Corrects previous hail report from 5 S Weir; Report from mPING; (EWX)
- 01:58 UTC, 4 SE Granger, Williamson County, 1.5 inches: Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter between Taylor and Granger/Granger Dam area; time estimated via radar; (EWX)
- 02:09 UTC, 2 SE Jarrell, Williamson County, 1 inch: Report from mPING; (EWX)
- 02:14 UTC, 4 SE Bartlett, Williamson County, 2 inches: 2 miles north of the KGRK radar and on CR 357; time estimated via radar; (EWX)
Other Hail Days Within 30 Days Of Apr 22, 2025
8 other days in the Austin record had hail of 1 inch or larger within 30 days of April 22, 2025. A Austin roof hit on April 22, 2025 and again on one of these dates can carry damage from both, which matters when a claim is filed for only one date.
- Austin, 8 days after Apr 22, 2025: April 30, 2025, 7 reports, largest 2.5 inches.
- Austin, 9 days after Apr 22, 2025: May 1, 2025, 1 report, largest 1 inch.
- Austin, 13 days after Apr 22, 2025: May 5, 2025, 2 reports, largest 1.25 inches.
- Austin, 14 days after Apr 22, 2025: May 6, 2025, 2 reports, largest 1.25 inches.
- Austin, 23 days before Apr 22, 2025: March 30, 2025, 2 reports, largest 1 inch.
- Austin, 24 days after Apr 22, 2025: May 16, 2025, 18 reports, largest 3 inches.
- Austin, 30 days before Apr 22, 2025: March 23, 2025, 9 reports, largest 1.25 inches.
- Austin, 30 days after Apr 22, 2025: May 22, 2025, 13 reports, largest 2.75 inches.
Re-Roof Permits In The 30 Days After Apr 22, 2025
The City of Austin permit file lists 83 re-roof permits issued from April 23, 2025 to May 22, 2025, the 30 days after April 22, 2025. For scale, the same file averages about 45 per 30 days from October 11, 2023 to October 9, 2026, so the Apr 22, 2025 window came in above that average. The 83 City of Austin permits counted after April 22, 2025 include every re-roof permit in that window, not only roofs hit by hail, and a permit shows work that was filed, not that hail caused it. Dataset for the City of Austin count after April 22, 2025: https://data.austintexas.gov/resource/3syk-w9eu, City of Austin, Issued Construction Permits (Austin Open Data), loaded through October 9, 2026.
Reading A Preliminary Record Against The Final One
The reports above come from the Storm Prediction Center file for Austin on April 22, 2025, pulled October 13, 2026. The Austin file for Apr 22, 2025 is preliminary: forecast offices logged its 15 reports as they arrived, and a spotter, a broadcaster or a social media post can each be the source. The NCEI Storm Events record is the reviewed version, and for Austin on Apr 22, 2025 it is checked against a file that reaches June 2, 2026, 406 days later. For April 22, 2025 in Austin the NCEI record does list hail, so a reviewed entry exists for this date. Sizes and counts for Austin on Apr 22, 2025 can still differ between the two records, so use the NCEI entry when the two disagree.
If Your Roof Was Under This
Compare the Austin report locations for April 22, 2025 with your address, then get a documented inspection before you file anything. See the Austin hail history for how Apr 22, 2025 compares. For a Austin roof after April 22, 2025, the hail claim calculator shows whether a claim nets anything after your deductible. Before you sign anything in Austin after Apr 22, 2025, use the check-a-roofer guide. For a Austin roof hit on April 22, 2025, chapter 707 bars a Texas contractor from negotiating the claim for you. After Apr 22, 2025, see the Austin roofing company ranking and the company directory.
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Sources
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center, preliminary local storm reports for Austin on April 22, 2025, pulled October 13, 2026, preliminary and subject to review. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/250422_rpts.html.
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database bulk files, the record the Austin April 22, 2025 status line above checks (record reaches June 2, 2026, pulled October 13, 2026, reviewed record). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/.
- City of Austin, Issued Construction Permits (Austin Open Data), re-roof permit file, loaded through October 9, 2026, used for the 83 permits counted after April 22, 2025. https://data.austintexas.gov/resource/3syk-w9eu.