Hail in Erie, CO on May 9, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 2.75" (baseball size) over Erie between 10:44 PM and 11:18 PM, from 12 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Erie; the largest measured 1.75" (golf ball size).
Ground reports filed in Erie
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.75" (golf ball size) | NOAA Storm Events (nws employee) |
| time not given | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NOAA Storm Events (social media) |
What baseball-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 May 9
- Frederick, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 3.75" (teacup size) · 2 reports
- Firestone, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 2 reports
- Mead, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size)
- Longmont, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 2 reports
- Dacono, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- Milliken, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Thornton, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 2 reports
- Brighton, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 report
- Commerce City, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 report
- Severance, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Fort Lupton, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
- Windsor, CO · May 9, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size)
Other hail days in Erie
- July 11, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- June 25, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 17, 2025radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 5 reports
- May 18, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 14, 2025ground reports · 3 reports
- August 14, 2024radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 30, 2024radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- May 26, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter 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.