Hail in Fort Collins, CO on August 27, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 3 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) over Fort Collins between 2:58 PM and 3:18 PM, from 8 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 3 reports were filed in Fort Collins; the largest measured 1.25" (half dollar size).
Ground reports filed in Fort Collins
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NOAA Storm Events (cocorahs) |
| time not given | 1" (quarter size) | NOAA Storm Events (cocorahs) |
| time not given | 0.88" (nickel size) | NOAA Storm Events (cocorahs) |
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 August 27
Other hail days in Fort Collins
- June 17, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- August 7, 2024radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- July 20, 2024radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 2 reports
- August 3, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 1 report
- July 31, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- June 21, 2023radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- May 27, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar 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.