Storm Archive: Major Hail and Wind Storms in Colorado Springs, Denver and Austin

This storm archive is a record of the major hail and wind storms that hit Colorado Springs, the Denver metro and the Austin area between 2010 and 2025, built from official NOAA data rather than news headlines. Each page gives the storm's date, the counties and towns with reports, the largest hail and strongest gusts on record, what hail of that size typically does to a roof, and the claim timing rules for that state. There are 5 Colorado Springs storms, 7 Denver storms and 5 Austin storms so far, with stones up to 4.5 inches. Use the buttons to filter by market.

Recorded storms, newest first

• Austin, TX · Hail · May 16, 2025

  The May 16, 2025 Leander Hailstorm

  A tight swath over Liberty Hill and west Leander: baseball hail in Deerbrooke, 2-inch hail in Carneros Ranch and a 3-inch stone photographed with a ruler.

  Largest hail 3 in. · Williamson

• Denver, CO · Hail · May 30, 2024

  The May 30, 2024 Denver Hailstorm

  79 hail reports from Boulder County to Glendale: golf balls in Northglenn and Thornton, hen eggs in Aurora and Henderson, baseballs near Central Park.

  Largest hail 2.75 in. · Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson

• Austin, TX · Hail · May 9, 2024

  The May 9, 2024 Hays County Hailstorm in Dripping Springs, Wimberley and San Marcos

  Tea cup hail south of Dripping Springs and at San Marcos Academy, tennis balls in Wimberley, and 70 mph gusts that damaged church and house roofs.

  Largest hail 3 in. · Gusts to 70 mph · Hays, Williamson

• Austin, TX · Hail · September 24, 2023

  The September 24, 2023 Austin Hailstorm, From Georgetown and Round Rock to Central Austin

  A supercell down the I-35 corridor: 4-inch hail in Round Rock, tea cups in Pflugerville and Brentwood, tennis balls in central Austin, about $600 million.

  Largest hail 4 in. · Gusts to 70 mph · Williamson, Travis

• Colorado Springs, CO · Hail · August 5, 2023

  The August 5, 2023 El Paso County Hailstorm, From the Academy to Schriever

  Quarter hail near the Air Force Academy grew to golf balls in Black Forest and Falcon, hen eggs northeast of Peterson and softballs in the southeast county.

  Largest hail 4 in. · El Paso

• Denver, CO · Hail · June 21, 2023

  The June 21 and 22, 2023 Denver Hailstorms, From Red Rocks to Highlands Ranch

  Two-inch hail at Red Rocks with 7 hospitalized and 83 treated on June 21; tennis ball hail in the foothills and an EF1 tornado in Highlands Ranch on June 22.

  Largest hail 2.5 in. · Gusts to 76 mph · Jefferson, Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas, Adams, Boulder

• Austin, TX · Hail · April 15, 2021

  The April 15, 2021 Austin Hailstorm, From Leander to Pflugerville

  A single afternoon supercell: hen egg hail in Leander and Round Rock, golf balls in Cedar Park, and tennis balls northeast of Pflugerville.

  Largest hail 2.5 in. · Williamson, Travis

• Colorado Springs, CO · Hail · August 5, 2020

  The August 5, 2020 Colorado Springs Hailstorm

  Hen egg hail on the south side, Fort Carson and Security; golf balls at Barr Camp on Pikes Peak broke skylights; a hiker hurt at Seven Falls.

  Largest hail 2 in. · El Paso

• Denver, CO · Wind · June 6, 2020

  The June 6, 2020 Denver Derecho: Wind Gusts and Roof Damage

  A derecho with 70 to 81 mph gusts measured from Parker to DIA, trees down across Denver and Aurora, and power out for 208,000 Xcel customers statewide.

  Gusts to 81 mph · Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson

• Austin, TX · Wind · June 9, 2019

  The June 9, 2019 Austin Windstorm: Gusts, Damage and Roof Checks

  A cold front squall line with gusts near 80 mph: roofs torn in Manor, Niederwald and San Marcos, a mobile home shifted near Creedmoor, trees down downtown.

  Largest hail 2 in. · Gusts to 81 mph · Travis, Williamson, Hays

• Colorado Springs, CO · Hail · August 6, 2018

  The August 6, 2018 Colorado Springs Hailstorm

  Baseball hail on the south side and the Broadmoor area, softballs east of Widefield, eight hurt at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, $172.8 million in damage.

  Largest hail 4 in. · El Paso, Teller

• Denver, CO · Hail · June 18, 2018

  The June 18 and 19, 2018 Denver Hailstorms

  Tea cup hail in Superior and baseballs near Brighton on June 18, then tea cups near Englewood and Greenwood Village on June 19; $276.4 million in damage.

  Largest hail 3 in. · Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas

• Colorado Springs, CO · Hail · June 13, 2018

  The June 13, 2018 Overnight Hailstorm in Colorado Springs

  A nocturnal storm with tea cup hail in Fountain and near Peterson AFB, tennis balls in Security and hen eggs in Widefield. NCEI cites $169 million in damage.

  Largest hail 3 in. · El Paso

• Denver, CO · Hail · September 29, 2014

  The September 29, 2014 Denver Hailstorm Over Centennial and Aurora

  Golf ball hail over Centennial, Aurora, Cherry Hills Village and Highlands Ranch; 14,287 property claims and $213.3 million in insured losses.

  Largest hail 1.75 in. · Gusts to 81 mph · Arapahoe, Douglas, Adams

• Denver, CO · Hail · July 13, 2011

  The July 13, 2011 Denver Hailstorm, From Lakewood to Watkins

  Quarter to ping pong hail in Lakewood and west Denver, 40 planes damaged at DIA, and 4.5-inch hail that left about 200 Watkins residents homeless.

  Largest hail 4.5 in. · Gusts to 59 mph · Jefferson, Denver, Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder

• Colorado Springs, CO · Hail · July 4, 2010

  The July 4, 2010 Colorado Springs Hailstorm

  Golf ball to hen egg hail on the evening of the Fourth, from Woodland Park and Divide across Black Forest, Falcon and the Powers and Palmer Park area.

  Largest hail 2 in. · El Paso, Teller

• Denver, CO · Hail · May 26, 2010

  The May 26, 2010 Denver Hailstorm in Commerce City, Thornton and Brighton

  Golf ball to baseball hail across Commerce City, Thornton, Northglenn, Brighton and Barr Lake at midday; about 13,600 claims and $70 million in damage.

  Largest hail 2.75 in. · Adams, Denver, Boulder, Broomfield

Storms covered in full elsewhere on our site

Three storms already have their own long-form articles, so the archive links to them instead of repeating them:

• May 8, 2017: the Denver hailstorm that crossed Golden, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood and Arvada
• July 28, 2016: baseball-size hail across Colorado Springs
• June 6, 2012: hail, wind and a tornado in Colorado Springs and south Denver

Every Colorado storm on record, 1984 to 2026

This table lists all 365 verified Colorado events in our storm research library: hail, wind, tornadoes, wildfires and snow, with the counties hit, the largest hail, the strongest gust and the insured loss where a source gives one. Every row links to its source, mostly the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database and the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA). Use the filters to narrow it by county, type, hail size or decade, and the column headings to sort.

Hail history by county

Each page shows the largest hail on record, hail events by decade, the costliest storms and what the record means for roofs. The seven Denver metro counties share most of their storms, so they share one page.

• El Paso County hail history (121 events)
• Denver metro hail history (200 events: Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Broomfield, Boulder, Douglas)

Significant Colorado storms before 2010

Storms with an insured loss of $100 million or more, or hail of 2.5 inches or more with injuries or a large damage estimate on record, each have a page. Storms already covered above link to those pages from the table instead.

• The June 13-14, 1984 Denver Metro Hailstorm: $276.7 million (1984 dollars) insured (June 13, 1984)
• The July 11, 1990 Denver Metro Hailstorm: $625 million (1990 dollars) insured (July 11, 1990)
• The May 30 to June 2, 1991 Front Range Hailstorms: $100 million (1991 dollars) insured (May 30, 1991)
• The October 1, 1994 Denver Metro Hailstorm: $225 million (1994 dollars) insured (October 1, 1994)
• The May 22, 1996 Hailstorm: Arvada to Loveland: $122 million (1996 dollars) insured (May 22, 1996)
• The August 11, 1997 Hailstorm: Pueblo and South Denver: $128 million (1997 dollars) insured (August 11, 1997)
• The June 20, 2001 Hailstorm: DIA, Watkins and Bennett: hail to 2.5 in. (June 20, 2001)
• The June 8-9, 2004 Front Range Hailstorms: $146.5 million (2004 dollars) insured (June 8, 2004)
• The May 22, 2008 Windsor Tornado and Hailstorm: $193.5 million (2008 dollars) insured (May 22, 2008)
• The June 6-15, 2009 Denver Metro Hail Period: $353.3 million (2009 dollars) insured (June 6, 2009)
• The July 20, 2009 Denver Metro Hailstorm: $767.6 million (2009 dollars) insured (July 20, 2009)
• The July 29, 2009 Pueblo Hailstorm: $232.8 million (2009 dollars) insured (July 29, 2009)

How storms make the archive

A storm is listed only when the official record is strong enough to describe it: multiple NOAA reports in the counties around one of our offices, hail of about 1.75 inches (golf ball) or larger, or thunderstorm gusts near 70 mph or more. For Colorado Springs that means El Paso and Teller counties; for Denver, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Boulder and Broomfield counties; for Austin, Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. Storms with only one or two scattered reports are left out, even when they did real damage, because a thin record cannot tell a homeowner much.

Two sources sit behind every page. The Storm Prediction Center posts preliminary reports from spotters, the public and weather stations, usually the same day. The NCEI Storm Events Database holds the National Weather Service's final entries, which can correct sizes, times and places months later, and records wind in knots, which we convert to miles per hour.

How to check whether a storm hit your address

1. Find the date. Insurers ask for a date of loss, so start with the storm you remember and confirm it in this archive or the SPC daily reports.
2. Check distance, not just the town. Compare the report locations on the storm's page with your street. Hail swaths can be a mile or two wide.
3. Look from the ground. Dented gutters, downspouts, vents, mailboxes or patio furniture, and granules piled at the downspouts, point to hail big enough to mark a roof.
4. Get the roof itself inspected. Only close-up, dated photos show whether the shingles, tile or metal took hits.

Hail sizes used in the archive

Get a roof checked after a storm

Integrity Roofing and Painting is veteran-owned and family-run since 1990, an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred contractor with 650+ Google reviews, and we respond the same business day. Book a free Colorado Springs inspection at (719) 488-2800, a free Denver inspection at (303) 209-0152, or a free Austin inspection at (512) 610-5897. For the seasonal picture, read our Colorado hail season guide, and see Colorado Springs, Denver and Austin hail damage repair.

Sources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center, storm reports; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; NCEI Storm Events bulk data files; NWS hail size reference.