Hail in Black Forest, CO on August 5, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.75" (golf ball size) over Black Forest between 2:19 PM and 2:45 PM, from 13 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Black Forest; the largest measured 1.75" (golf ball size).
Ground reports filed in Black Forest
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.75" (golf ball size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
| time not given | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
What golf ball-size hail does to a roof
Hail this large routinely cracks and punctures asphalt shingles, dents metal vents and gutters, and can break skylights. Damage is often visible from the ground, but bruised shingles that look intact can still fail early. Radar describes the storm, not your shingles: the only way to know what a particular roof took is an inspection. Most homeowner policies set a deadline for reporting storm damage, so check your policy.
Every home inside a storm's radar footprint, scored by roof age, material and hail history, sold to a few roofers only so you are not the twentieth truck on the street.
Other Colorado towns hit on August 5
- Colorado Springs, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 5 reports
- Security-Widefield, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 2 reports
- Loveland, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 2 reports
- Calhan, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Falcon, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Berthoud, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Fountain, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 1 report
Other hail days in Black Forest
- July 31, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- June 23, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 report
- June 1, 2026radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 4 reports
- May 29, 2026radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- August 18, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- July 6, 2025radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 4 reports
- June 25, 2025radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- June 14, 2025ground reports · 6 reports
Radar sizes are estimates from NEXRAD hail signatures (NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory) for the largest stones in a storm cell, not a measurement at any one home. Ground reports are National Weather Service local storm reports and the NOAA Storm Events Database, as filed. Town-level data only; this page shows no addresses and no homeowner information.