Hail in Denver, CO on June 21, 2023

Radar-estimated up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) · 4 ground reports

Weather radar estimated hail of up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) over Denver between 8:30 PM and 10:33 PM, from 36 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 4 reports were filed in Denver; the largest measured 1.5" (ping-pong ball size).

Largest hail (radar est.)
2.5"
Radar hail signatures
36
Storm window
8:30 PM – 10:33 PM
Ground reports
4
Jun 21, 9:17 PM MDT
NEXRAD composite reflectivity (Iowa State Mesonet archive). Bold outline = radar-estimated hail ≥1″ footprint. · Satellite + zoom in the map controls.

Ground reports filed in Denver

TimeHail sizeSource
time not given1.5" (ping-pong ball size)NOAA Storm Events (trained spotter)
time not given1.25" (half dollar size)NOAA Storm Events (public)
time not given1" (quarter size)NOAA Storm Events (public)
time not given0.88" (nickel size)NOAA Storm Events (trained spotter)

What tennis 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.

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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.

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All 24 hail days on record for Denver

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.