Hail in Brighton, CO on August 22, 2026
Radar-estimated up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.25" (half dollar size) over Brighton between 4:27 PM and 4:29 PM, from 3 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Brighton; the largest measured 1.25" (half dollar size).
Ground reports filed in Brighton
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4:34 PM | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 4:34 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
What half dollar-size hail does to a roof
Hail in this range commonly bruises asphalt shingles and knocks off the protective granules. The roof may look fine from the street and still have lost years of life; soft metals like vents and gutters usually show the dents first. 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 22
- Calhan, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 2" (hen egg size)
- Fort Lupton, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- Roxborough Park, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Aurora, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 1 report
- Commerce City, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Highlands Ranch, CO · Aug 22, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Watkins, CO · Aug 22, 2026ground reports · 1 report
Other hail days in Brighton
- September 18, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- July 8, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 17, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 report
- June 1, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- June 6, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- May 9, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 report
- August 6, 2022radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
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.