Storm · Denver metro
The hail of May 9, 2023
Hail of 1″ and up crossed 54,380 roofs in Denver metro on May 9, 2023. Of the 10,127 in offices whose permits we read, 393 have a roofing permit since and 9,734 have none, counted through May 8, 2024.
- 54,380Roofs under the hail
- 10,127In offices whose permits we read
- 393Roofing permit since
- 9,734Still open: no permit since
The hail
- Bands
- 1″ and up: 54,380 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 28,874 roofs · 2″ and up: 4,447 roofs
- Confirmed
- Jun 28, 2023, when its roofing permits passed the share that storms with no real damage reach.
Where it fell
Permit pace
Against storms its size at the same age: 0.6×
The most roofs permitted in one week: 23, in week 15.
| Week | Roofs permitted |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 14 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 14 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 13 | 6 |
| 14 | 12 |
| 15 | 23 |
| 16 | 15 |
| 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 16 |
| 19 | 15 |
| 20 | 19 |
| 21 | 12 |
| 22 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 |
| 24 | 11 |
| 25 | 6 |
| 26 | 6 |
| 27 | 9 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 |
| 30 | 8 |
| 31 | 5 |
| 32 | 6 |
| 33 | 1 |
| 34 | 1 |
| 35 | 5 |
| 36 | 6 |
| 37 | 3 |
| 38 | 3 |
| 39 | 2 |
| 40 | 5 |
| 41 | 4 |
| 42 | 0 |
| 43 | 1 |
| 44 | 4 |
| 45 | 3 |
| 46 | 4 |
| 47 | 4 |
| 48 | 9 |
| 49 | 7 |
| 50 | 9 |
| 51 | 6 |
| 52 | 5 |
| 53 | 0 |
What was read
- Offices
- Adams County, Boulder County (unincorporated), Thornton
- Counties
- Adams, Boulder
- Window
- Permits issued from May 9, 2023 through May 8, 2024. The storm has had its year, so these counts no longer change.
- Left out
- 44,253 roofs under the hail sit where we do not read a permit on file, so they are in no count but the first.
- Source
- Read from the cities' own permit records. No owner, address or roofing firm is shown here.