Hail in Penrose, CO on July 20, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 2" (hen egg size) · 3 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 2" (hen egg size) over Penrose between 4:23 PM and 4:36 PM, from 6 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 3 reports were filed in Penrose; the largest measured 1.5" (ping-pong ball size).
Ground reports filed in Penrose
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
| time not given | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
| time not given | 1" (quarter size) | NOAA Storm Events (public) |
What hen egg-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 20
- Colorado Springs, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 5 reports
- Simla, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size)
- Ponderosa Park, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 3.25" (teacup size)
- Kiowa, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 3" (teacup size)
- Denver, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) · 1 report
- Cañon City, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- Lakewood, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- Bow Mar, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 1 report
- Columbine Valley, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 1 report
- Littleton, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Colorado City, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Byers, CO · Jul 20, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
Other hail days in Penrose
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.