Hail in Denver, CO on May 26, 2023
Reported 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
Weather radar did not flag hail of one inch or more over Denver that day. On the ground, 4 reports were filed in Denver; the largest measured 1.5" (ping-pong ball size).
Ground reports filed in Denver
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
| time not given | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NOAA Storm Events (nws employee) |
| time not given | 1" (quarter size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
| time not given | 0.75" (penny size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
What ping-pong ball-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 May 26
- Arvada, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- Calhan, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- Colorado Springs, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- Falcon, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Greeley, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Wheat Ridge, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- Golden, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 2 reports
- Brighton, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Centennial, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 1 report
- Englewood, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Erie, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Fort Lupton, CO · May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
Other hail days in Denver
- August 26, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- August 15, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- August 14, 2026radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 2 reports
- June 24, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- June 8, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 1 report
- June 1, 2026radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 16 reports
- August 10, 2025radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- July 6, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 3 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.