Hail in Sterling, CO on June 28, 2023
Radar-estimated up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) over Sterling between 9:54 PM and 9:57 PM, from 2 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Sterling; the largest measured 1.25" (half dollar size).
Ground reports filed in Sterling
| 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 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 June 28
- Fort Lupton, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) · 2 reports
- Fleming, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- Aristocrat Ranchettes, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- Fort Morgan, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 2" (hen egg size)
- Saddle Ridge, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- Haxtun, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Keenesburg, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Weldona, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- Wiggins, CO · Jun 28, 2023radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 2 reports
- Akron, CO · Jun 28, 2023ground reports · 1 report
- Brush, CO · Jun 28, 2023ground reports · 3 reports
- Eckley, CO · Jun 28, 2023ground reports · 1 report
Other hail days in Sterling
- September 5, 2026radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 1 report
- August 15, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- July 22, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- July 3, 2026ground reports · 1 report
- June 22, 2026ground reports · 2 reports
- June 20, 2026ground reports · 1 report
- June 12, 2025radar up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size)
- June 2, 2025ground reports · 1 report
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.