Hail in Erie, CO on May 14, 2025
Reported 1.25" (half dollar size)
Weather radar did not flag hail of one inch or more over Erie that day. On the ground, 3 reports were filed in Erie; the largest measured 1.25" (half dollar size).
Ground reports filed in Erie
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 3:21 PM | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 3:16 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 3:15 PM | 0.75" (penny 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 May 14
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)
- 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)
- May 9, 2023radar up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 2 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.