Hail in Security-Widefield, CO on August 5, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 3.5" (teacup size) over Security-Widefield between 3:12 PM and 3:14 PM, from 2 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Security-Widefield; the largest measured 1.25" (half dollar size).
Ground reports filed in Security-Widefield
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| time not given | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NOAA Storm Events (trained spotter) |
| time not given | 1" (quarter size) | NOAA Storm Events (trained spotter) |
What teacup-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 August 5
- Colorado Springs, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 5 reports
- Black Forest, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 2 reports
- Loveland, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 2 reports
- Calhan, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Falcon, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- Berthoud, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- Fountain, CO · Aug 5, 2023radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 1 report
Other hail days in Security-Widefield
- June 22, 2026radar up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 2 reports
- August 24, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- July 16, 2025ground reports · 1 report
- July 6, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 1 report
- September 7, 2024radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 2 reports
- August 19, 2024radar up to 3.5" (teacup size) · 1 report
- August 1, 2024radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 2 reports
- July 19, 2024radar up to 1" (quarter 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.