Hail in Mead, CO on May 18, 2025
Radar-estimated up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 1 ground report
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.25" (half dollar size) over Mead between 2:18 PM and 2:33 PM, from 12 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 1 report was filed in Mead; the largest measured 0.75" (penny size).
Ground reports filed in Mead
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2:23 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 18
- Aurora, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 4 reports
- Louisville, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Broomfield, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Erie, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Lafayette, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Boulder, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 2 reports
- Watkins, CO · May 18, 2025radar up to 1" (quarter size)
Other hail days in Mead
- June 17, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- July 20, 2024radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- June 20, 2024radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 21, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- May 31, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 27, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 9, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size)
- August 14, 2022radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball 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.