Colorado hail map — August 5, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Colorado cities on August 5, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Security-Widefield.
- Cities hit
- 3
- in Colorado
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Colorado cities hit on August 5, 2023
What people on the ground measured in Colorado on August 5, 2023
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter13 SSE Schriever AFB, CO3:45 PM MDTEl Paso County
Hail between 3 and 4 inches.
- 3.25″ baseball size Public11 NNE Pinon, CO3:48 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.).
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter13 NNE Pinon, CO3:46 PM MDTEl Paso County
Measured 3.3 inch hail with picture on social media.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public4 SSW Schriever AFB, CO3:14 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public2 SW Schriever AFB, CO3:08 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
- 2.50″ hen egg size Storm Chaser5 SE Last Chance, CO3:24 PM MDTWashington County
Delayed report via SpotterNetwork. Time estimated by radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public7 SSE Schriever AFB, CO3:26 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public11 SW Truckton, CO3:49 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
- 2.25″ hen egg size Public13 SSE Schriever AFB, CO3:47 PM MDTEl Paso County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public2 ENE Fondis, CO1:43 PM MDTElbert County
Social media report of up to 2 inch diameter hail on County Road 102 east of Elbert. Time and location estimated by radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter3 NE Peterson AFB, CO2:53 PM MDTEl Paso County
Numerous reports of ping pong to golf ball size hail.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter3 NE Peterson AFB, CO2:57 PM MDTEl Paso County
Showing the 12 largest of 59 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Colorado hail on August 5, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Colorado cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Security-Widefield. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.