One just came through here in town. Absolutely nuts. Golf ball plus size hail. Tons of rain. My truck was outside and completely destroyed. Wrecks in town. Power line poles are snapped everywhere.

Yikes sorry about that. What time? I don't see much on the radar except a big storm west of there. I guess it fell apart after Bellville?

Yea. I couldn't find it on the radar either.
Looked like some bad stuff down between Shiner and Halletsville too

Dang! I just saw pics from Bellville on IG and it definitely looks like yall got hit HARD. Tons of hail.

I was working just down 36 closer to Sealy this afternoon and decided to head back towards Katy a little earlier than planned. Skies were looking pretty gnarly back towards Bellville.

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Be safe. Nothing here in Brenham

What part of Bellville? My moms off Kuykendall and Mill Creek.

Edit to add: just talked to her. She lost some trees and parts of her greenhouse roof, but nothing major. Sounds like it went north of her and directly through town.

JustPanda said:

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What part of Bellville? My moms off Kuykendall and Mill Creek.

Edit to add: just talked to her. She lost some trees and parts of her greenhouse roof, but nothing major. Sounds like it went north of her and directly through town.

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I'm from Hempstead and don't recall the area. But here is the worst of the hail if it helps give you an idea. Prepare for the caravan of folks that are making their debut in roofing as of 4pm.

Thanks! She's on the far western side of what you posted. She's about 2 miles up Kuykendall and borders Sandy Creek. Looks like just east of her got slammed. Lucky her!

Hail was down to quarter size south of Bellville around Coshatte community. Cousin said a lot of busted windshields in town.

Wonder how Armstrong and the rest of the spandex mafia made out in the hail.

So sorry. Nothing more destructive than hail.

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Mark Fairchild said:

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So sorry. Nothing more destructive than hail.

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'Cept for fire, tornado, floods, mud/rockslides, hurricanes, lightning…

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… avalanches, volcanoes..

Still assessing the damage as of this am. Still without power and could be a while. Our roof is completely destroyed and will need replacing ASAP. and my truck is gunna be a major PITA I'm afraid. Windshield is shattered. Driving down the road last night you could hear it cracking more. Dents everywhere. Hopefully house windows made it. Also got a couple trees down in the back. Problem is more bad weather is supposed to come today and tomm.

Do you have a place to stay short term?

I can ask my mom if you can stay in her guest house if you need a spot for the fam.

We're on the north edge of town and I was shocked when we headed to Sealy afterwards to see how bad the south side of town was. I mean I knew our roof was screwed and my truck was dented all to hell but nothing like what that part of town got. Thankfully we're on San Bernard for power

We are out near Nelsonville, I can't get there until tomorrow. Any idea if the hail hit there?

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We are out near Nelsonville, I can't get there until tomorrow. Any idea if the hail hit there?

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You are PROBABLY OK. But if you want to have it looked at, shoot me an email or call. Whether it's me or someone else, it would be prudent to put eyes on it. There is likely no damage at all. These maps posted below are good for general guidance, but they are generated by computer, algorithms, and some first hand reports, so fringes may or may not be bad. You might be truly on the fringe of .75" hail as shown here, or you may be miles from any hail at all.

My moms house is the blue dot. She didn't get too much crazy hail. She said mostly dime/nickel or smaller.

From the Bellville Police Department Facebook page

Aerial photos of storm damage, East Hacienda Street, Bellville. Courtesy ACSO Deputy Charles Jantzen.

Thanks, I'll give you a ring next week. Metal roof so should be good.

You guys take care. I am good friends with both the head coach there and the San Bernard CEO. Sure he is calling in crews from surrounding cooperatives to help restore power. Pics and video the head coach sent me of his backyard and the athletic facilities were bad.

Anyone have tips on making sure we get the most out of our insurance? Not as concerned about the roof, wondering more about siding and fence damage from the hail dinging it up. Not sure if that is typically covered

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Anyone have tips on making sure we get the most out of our insurance? Not as concerned about the roof, wondering more about siding and fence damage from the hail dinging it up. Not sure if that is typically covered

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Your roofer should be helping you navigate this. A good project manager will know what items he should be looking at and talking to an adjuster about having them added to the claim. I will do this when I meet the adjuster, or if I didn't have the opportunity to meet the adjuster, I'll ask for it when the estimate and scope comes in from the insurance carrier. I make sure gutters, downspouts, screens, personal property, window beading....anything I can see or find. It doesn't hurt to ask and put it in. They may not approve it, but many times the do. If I get an extra 300 dollars for several things, then that adds up for the HO. I'll try to find an example I did recently.

For instance, fencing...sometimes they don't put it in at all, so I ask for it, by the linear foot. I add staining, painting, board replacement, and any line items I can think of to put in the supplement request, with photos to support it. The worst the adjuster can do is say 'no' or 'policy does not allow it'. But, if you don't ask, you won't be given it for sure.


Here is an example with an underpaid gutter section that I re-worked for an Ag.

What Insurance gave him alone


What I asked for:


What the adjuster agreed to:



This is just an example. In this case we did it with fencing and other items as well across several sections of the estimate. It allowed the customer to have a lot more money to work with and have work completed properly.

Fencing is a special one because staining is by the SQUARE FOOT. So, if you own both sides of the fence and both sides have marks, both can be added, effectively doubling the claim on that section of the scope.