Pecos, TX Hail Storm – October 2026

A severe hail storm moved through the Pecos, Texas metro on October 13, 2026, producing 3.01-inch stones and a series of radar-detected pulses during the early evening and overnight hours.

What Happened

Seven NWS alerts covered the event between 6:54 PM CDT and 1:38 AM CDT. Early evening dual-polarization NEXRAD returns first showed 1.00-inch radar detections at 6:54 PM CDT and 1.25-inch returns at 7:29 PM CDT. Stronger radar signatures arrived around 8:02 PM CDT and 8:28 PM CDT with returned values equivalent to 2.75 inches. After midnight, the NWS issued warning-area updates that reported smaller hail values while the system moved east and weakened.

A local storm report from central Odessa at 8:50 PM CDT noted hail ranging from pea to quarter size, submitted via social media and entered as a spotter-verified observation. That ground-truth observation occurred while radar continued to show active hail signatures across the warning area. The sequence reflects multiple convective pulses within a single storm cluster, with early and late rounds producing differing hail magnitudes on radar and one verified small-hail surface report.

Damage Assessment

Surface reports tied to this event were limited. The NWS local storm report set for 8:50 PM CDT in central Odessa described pea- to quarter-sized hail and no additional spotter-submitted accounts of large-stone impacts were included in the available ground-truth for the Pecos warning area. Radar indicated larger hail signatures on two evening pulses, but those larger returns were not matched by spotter reports in the supplied observations.

For the populated corridors inside the NWS warning area, documented effects are currently confined to the small-hail observation in central Odessa. No field reports accompanying the supplied dataset described shattered glass, roofing failures, or vehicle total-loss incidents tied to this storm. Where radar-detected pulses crossed less-populated stretches east of Pecos, there are no ground-truth reports in the record to corroborate structural damage.

What Contractors Should Know

Prioritize inspections along the NWS warning area path and in downtown Pecos, plus nearby Odessa neighborhoods where the spotter report originated at 8:50 PM CDT. Start with photographic documentation tied to time stamps and precise addresses. For each roof or vehicle, capture wide shots and detail shots of impact points, and include a visible reference object to show scale relative to the quarter-sized spotter description (1.00 inch).

Expect heterogeneous damage. Radar shows multiple pulses, so inspect both windward and leeward sides of roof slopes and vehicle panels for concentrated dent patterns even where surface reports were small. Check solar panels, skylights, and exposed mechanical equipment first. Nighttime timing of the event increases the likelihood of unreported daytime deterioration, so mark properties for re-check under daylight for granular loss and hairline cracks.