Camp Wood Forensic Weather & Hail Impact Report

Look, I’ve been roofing these hills for over twenty years, and I can tell you straight—Camp Wood sits right in a bullseye for nasty weather. We’re tucked into the Nueces River valley, and those rugged Texas Hill Country ridges act like a funnel for spring storms. When a cold front comes barreling down from the Panhandle and slams into that warm, moist air coming up from the Gulf, the sky turns that ugly green, and the wind doesn’t just blow—it howls straight down the canyon. That’s when we get those straight-line winds that can peel shingles right off a roof like they’re nothing, and the hail that comes with it isn’t those little pea-sized pellets. We’re talking golf ball and sometimes baseball-sized stones that hit with enough force to bruise the decking underneath, especially if your roof is older and the granules have already worn thin.

And it’s not just a one-and-done deal. Our severe season runs from late March all the way through June, and then we get a second round in the fall when those tropical systems push up from the coast. The problem is, folks here get complacent because we might go a whole year without a big blow, but when it hits, it hits hard. I’ve seen homes on the east side of town, up against those bluffs, take the brunt of a microburst that snapped trees in half and left half the neighborhood needing new roofs. The combination of our high elevation, the open exposure on the ridgelines, and the sheer violence of those supercell storms means your roof is taking a beating every single season, whether you see it or not. It’s not a matter of if, but when—and I’d rather you call me for an inspection now than after the next big one rolls through.