Hail in Erie, CO on August 2, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 ground report
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) over Erie between 9:51 PM and 10:00 PM, from 4 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 1 report was filed in Erie; the largest measured 0.88" (nickel size).
Ground reports filed in Erie
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 0.88" (nickel size) | NOAA Storm Events (social media) |
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 hail days in Erie
- June 25, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 17, 2025radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 3 reports
- May 14, 2025ground reports · 4 reports
- August 14, 2024radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 30, 2024radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 4 reports
- May 9, 2023radar up to 3.25" (teacup size) · 3 reports
- October 1, 2022radar up to 2" (hen egg 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.