Hail in Otis, CO on July 7, 2025
Radar-estimated up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 4 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.75" (golf ball size) over Otis around 4:14 PM, from 1 separate radar hail signature inside the town. On the ground, 4 reports were filed in Otis; the largest measured 2.5" (tennis ball size).
Ground reports filed in Otis
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4:11 PM | 2.5" (tennis ball size) | NWS spotter report (storm chaser) |
| 4:16 PM | 1.75" (golf ball size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 4:15 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
| 4:25 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
What golf ball-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 July 7
Other hail days in Otis
- July 8, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 13, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- August 22, 2024radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- July 14, 2024radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- May 20, 2024ground reports · 2 reports
- August 7, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 1 report
- June 28, 2023ground reports · 3 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.