Storm · Denver metro
The hail of May 24, 2023
Hail of 1″ and up crossed 5,329 roofs in Denver metro on May 24, 2023. Of the 5,326 in offices whose permits we read, 337 have a roofing permit since and 4,989 have none, counted through May 23, 2024.
- 5,329Roofs under the hail
- 5,326In offices whose permits we read
- 337Roofing permit since
- 4,989Still open: no permit since
The hail
- Bands
- 1″ and up: 5,329 roofs
- Confirmed
- Jul 6, 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: 1.1×
The most roofs permitted in one week: 13, in week 19.
| Week | Roofs permitted |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 19 | 13 |
| 20 | 9 |
| 21 | 7 |
| 22 | 4 |
| 23 | 7 |
| 24 | 9 |
| 25 | 9 |
| 26 | 4 |
| 27 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 |
| 32 | 2 |
| 33 | 4 |
| 34 | 2 |
| 35 | 5 |
| 36 | 9 |
| 37 | 3 |
| 38 | 10 |
| 39 | 4 |
| 40 | 2 |
| 41 | 11 |
| 42 | 7 |
| 43 | 10 |
| 44 | 4 |
| 45 | 6 |
| 46 | 5 |
| 47 | 2 |
| 48 | 8 |
| 49 | 6 |
| 50 | 4 |
| 51 | 12 |
| 52 | 8 |
| 53 | 2 |
What was read
- Offices
- Aurora, Douglas County (unincorporated), Parker
- Counties
- Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas
- Window
- Permits issued from May 24, 2023 through May 23, 2024. The storm has had its year, so these counts no longer change.
- Left out
- 3 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.