Drone Roof Imaging for Round Rock, Cedar Park & North Austin

Austin's Highest-Risk Hail Corridor

If you live north of Austin along the I-35 and 183A corridors, your roof sits in the most hail-damaged stretch of the entire metro.

This isn't speculation. NOAA storm data from 2023 through 2025 shows that the zip codes covering Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown have been hit by more documented hail events — and larger hailstones — than anywhere else in the Austin area.

The September 2023 supercell alone caused over $600 million in property damage, with ground zero in Round Rock (78681) where hailstones measured 4 inches across. Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown were all in the direct path. Thousands of roofs were damaged in a single evening.

That was one storm. Since then, the same corridor has been hit multiple times — May 2024, recurring events in 2025, and the 2026 season is weeks away.

Hover ATX is based in Austin and the north corridor is our priority deployment zone. When hail hits Round Rock or Cedar Park, we route there first.

The Zip Codes We Cover

Tier 1 — Highest Priority (deployed first after every storm)

That's over 126,000 homes across six zip codes — all of which have documented repeat hail damage in the last three years.

Also Covered — North Austin & Surrounding Suburbs

We serve every residential address in these zip codes and the surrounding north Austin area.

Why North Austin Gets Hit First

Most severe thunderstorms in Central Texas travel from northwest to southeast. That means the north suburbs — Georgetown, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Leander — are the first communities in the storm's path.

By the time a storm reaches central or south Austin, it may have weakened. But when it enters the metro from the northwest, these suburbs absorb the full force.

The Balcones Escarpment, which runs along the western edge of Austin, can also concentrate storm energy as systems cross from the Hill Country into the metro. Cedar Park and the 183A corridor sit right at that transition zone.

The result: the north corridor sees larger hail, more frequently, than any other part of the Austin metro.

What We Do

Hover ATX provides professional aerial documentation of your roof using FAA-regulated drone flights. We don't inspect, diagnose, or estimate repairs. We photograph — clearly, thoroughly, and fast.

After a storm, here's how it works:

1. Sign up at hoveratx.com. Enter your address and select standard or expedited service.
2. We add your address to the next route day. North Austin addresses are batched into efficient driving routes so we can reach more homes per day.
3. Thomas flies your property. Every flight is conducted by an FAA Part 107-certified pilot. We photograph every face of the roof — north, south, east, west, ridgeline, valleys, gutters, and any visible damage areas.
4. Images delivered within 24 hours. You get a private hosted gallery with a shareable link. Send it to your insurance agent, your roofer, your contractor — anyone who needs to see what's up there.

No one climbs your roof. No one sells you a repair. You get clear documentation and the freedom to make your own decisions about what happens next.

Pricing for North Austin Homeowners

Every service includes a full hosted photo gallery with shareable link, high-resolution images of all roof faces, and 90 days of gallery access with option to extend.

For Roofers Working in North Austin

If you're a roofing company with clients in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, or Georgetown, we can be your documentation arm.

Instead of sending a crew member up a damaged roof with a phone camera, let us fly it. You get adjuster-ready aerial images you can attach directly to insurance claims. Faster documentation means faster approvals and faster revenue.

We're not competing with you. We're making your job faster.

Communities We Serve in Detail

Round Rock

Texas's 4th-largest suburb and the single highest-risk area in the Austin metro for hail damage. The September 2023 storm put Round Rock on the national map for hail — 4-inch hailstones and hundreds of millions in damage. With nearly 40,000 homes across the 78681 and 78664 zip codes, the demand for roof documentation after every storm is enormous. We stage our north corridor routes from the Round Rock area because this is where we deploy first.

Cedar Park

Over 33,000 housing units make Cedar Park the largest residential market in the north corridor by housing stock. Its position along 183A puts it in the direct path of storms crossing from the Hill Country. The Brushy Creek area (also 78613) adds significant residential density. Cedar Park has been hit by 4+ documented hail events since 2023.

Pflugerville

Sitting in the broad storm corridor between Round Rock and East Austin, Pflugerville (78660) catches storms from multiple directions. Over 22,000 housing units and one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the metro. Recurring hail damage makes this a high-demand area every storm season.

Georgetown

The northern edge of the Austin metro and the first intercept point for storms entering from the northwest. Georgetown's two primary zip codes (78626 and 78628) combine for 33,000 housing units. The western side (78628) borders the Hill Country, where new construction means newer roofs and insurance claims that get processed faster.

Leander

The fastest-growing city in the corridor with 25,000+ homes and climbing. North of Cedar Park along the 183A corridor, Leander catches the same storm systems. As the housing stock continues to expand, so does the demand for post-storm documentation.

Hutto & Taylor

Eastern Williamson County suburbs seeing rapid growth. Hutto (78634) and Taylor (76574) are emerging markets that fall in the storm path less consistently but carry enough housing density to justify route coverage when storms track east.

Liberty Hill

Northwest Williamson County at the Hill Country edge. Smaller market but high-value homes and Hill Country storm exposure make it a natural addition to our Georgetown-area routes.

Batch Routing: How We Cover More Homes Faster

When signups come in after a storm, we don't drive to each address randomly. We batch addresses into geographic clusters and run optimized routes that minimize drive time between stops.

The north Austin corridor is ideal for batch routing because the communities are densely packed along I-35, 183A, and 45. On a typical route day, Thomas can reach 8–12 properties across Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown with 15–20 minutes per stop including setup, flight, and teardown.

Expedited appointments get locked into the schedule as fixed waypoints. Standard jobs fill in around them. The result: more homes documented per day, faster turnaround for everyone.

Don't Wait for the Roofer

Three weeks after a hailstorm, roofers in Round Rock and Cedar Park are still backed up. Adjusters are booked for six weeks. Homeowners sit in limbo.

Hover ATX delivers aerial photos of your roof within 48 hours of signup. You see the damage. You share the images with your insurance company and your roofer. You're weeks ahead of everyone who waited.

Hail season starts in April. If you're in the north Austin corridor, your roof is in the highest-risk zone in the metro.