Colorado · May 18, 2025

Colorado hail map — May 18, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 Colorado cities on May 18, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Aurora.

Hail swath map for Aurora, CO on May 18, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Aurora on May 18, 20251.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
5
in Colorado
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Colorado on May 18, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service2 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Storm Chaser
    11 NNE Burlington, CO4:15 PM MDTKit Carson County

    Storm chaser reported hen egg sized hail ~11 miles NNE of Burlington at approximately 4:15 pm MDT (2215 UTC). Location roughly 3 to 4 miles east of Highway 385.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    4 NE Burlington, CO3:40 PM MDTKit Carson County

    Social media report of hail up to golf ball in size with pictures.

  • 1.75 golf ball size CO-OP Observer
    2 ENE Vernon, CO4:08 PM MDTYuma County

    Observer reported hail ranging from nickel to golf ball in size.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    4 S Arapahoe Park, CO1:25 PM MDTArapahoe County

    Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    4 S Arapahoe Park, CO1:11 PM MDTArapahoe County

    Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    1 E Peconic, CO3:32 PM MDTKit Carson County

    Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    Burlington, CO3:51 PM MDTKit Carson County

    Social media report with video of hail quarter to half dollar in size.

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    6 N Beecher Island, CO6:12 PM MDTYuma County

    Relayed report of hail up to half dollar in size. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    3 NNW Marshall, CO3:16 PM MDTBoulder County

    Picture of 1 inch hail on X.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    7 SE Wray, CO4:04 PM MDTYuma County

    Spotter reported quarter sized hail 7 miles SE of Wray at approximately 4:05 pm MDT (2205 UTC).

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Wray, CO4:17 PM MDTYuma County

    Social media report of quarter sized hail.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    Iliff, CO4:38 PM MDTLogan County

    Half inch to one hail hail covering the ground.

Showing the 12 largest of 21 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 May 18, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 Colorado cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Aurora. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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