Lakeview, TX Hail Storm – March 2026

What Happened

A hail storm moved through Lakeview, TX on March 6, 2026, and produced verified stones up to 2.5 inches across multiple alert cycles. The storm continued through the evening, with the strongest radar-detected hail signal arriving after dark.

The first NWS alert came at 6:41 PM CST with 1-inch hail. By 7:26 PM CST, the warning area had been updated for 1.5-inch hail, followed seven minutes later by a 1.75-inch hail report at 7:33 PM CST. Spotter-verified field reports then lined up with the storm core. Three separate mPING reports at 7:30 PM CST described hen egg size hail at 2.00 inches, and additional reports at 7:35 PM CST placed hail at 2.25 inches.

The storm remained active through the evening. Another alert at 7:55 PM CST listed 1-inch hail, then a stronger 2.5-inch hail signal arrived at 8:08 PM CST. A follow-up alert at 8:29 PM CST lowered the size back to 1.5 inches before the storm redeveloped again near 9:15 PM CST with another 2.5-inch hail warning. The final alert at 10:11 PM CST also carried a 2.5-inch estimate from dual-polarization radar.

A relayed media report at 7:50 PM CST, time estimated from radar, placed hail at 2 inches during the same event window. Across the sequence, the warning area showed repeated hail growth and renewal rather than a single short burst.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a concentrated hail core with multiple observations in the 2.00 to 2.25 inch range. That cluster of spotter-verified reports appeared between 7:30 PM and 7:35 PM CST, with the later 7:50 PM relay still holding at 2 inches. The radar alerts tracked that same period with a jump to 2.5 inches at 8:08 PM CST, then again at 9:15 PM CST and 10:11 PM CST.

This was not a fringe hail event. The storm produced repeated large hail confirmations over several hours, and the verified reports did not trail far behind the radar estimates. The 1.75-inch alert at 7:33 PM CST also sits close to the 2-inch spotter reports, which places the early hail core near severe-to-very-large size before the later 2.5-inch radar signals.

No formal structural damage reports were included in the event package, but the hail sizes and timing indicate a strong surface impact across the Lakeview storm path. Roofs, soft metals, condensers, vehicle panels, and exposed exterior trim in the warning area should be checked against the time window from 7:30 PM through 10:11 PM CST. Repeated hail growth late in the event also raises the chance of overlapping strike patterns on the same property.

What Contractors Should Know

Crews should treat Lakeview as a multi-pass hail event, not a single track. The verified reports show a 2-inch to 2.25-inch hail core early in the event, followed by renewed 2.5-inch radar-detected hail later in the evening. That pattern puts more than one exposure window on the same addresses.