The July 20, 2009 storm brought hail and wind to the Denver metro. Early reports named Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Arvada and Englewood, and NCEI holds 23 reports in Broomfield, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties, with hail up to 2 inches.
A week later, on July 27, 2009, the early count was about 19,500 auto claims and 32,900 homeowners claims, when RMIIA's estimate was still $350 million. RMIIA's final figure is $767.6 million in insured losses, or $1.18 billion in 2026 dollars; final claim totals were not found. NOAA lists it as a billion-dollar disaster at $1,000 million unadjusted, insured and uninsured combined.
Hail history for the counties hit
- Denver metro hail history
- Larimer and Weld counties: see the full Colorado table
Significant Colorado storms around 2009
- May 22, 2008: hail to 2.75 in., $193.5 million (2008 dollars) insured
- June 6, 2009: hail to 3 in., $353.3 million (2009 dollars) insured
- July 29, 2009: hail to 2.5 in., $232.8 million (2009 dollars) insured
- May 26, 2010: hail to 2.75 in.
- The full Colorado storm table
Sources: Hail Damage and Statistics: Colorado's Most Costly Hail Storms (RMIIA); Colorado Storms Cost $350 Million in Insured Damage (Claims Journal, 2009-07-27); NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, episode 31053 (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information).
