Storm · Denver metro

The hail of Aug 3, 2023

Hail of 1″ and up crossed 3,629 roofs in Denver metro on Aug 3, 2023. Of the 2,235 in offices whose permits we read, 251 have a roofing permit since and 1,984 have none, counted through Aug 2, 2024.

The hail

Bands
1″ and up: 3,629 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 86 roofs · 2″ and up: 9 roofs
Confirmed
Sep 2, 2023, when its roofing permits passed the share that storms with no real damage reach.

Where it fell

Shaded bands: where the hail fell, darker for bigger stones. Drawn from the map of Nov 2, 2026.

Permit pace

Against storms its size at the same age: 2.6×

The most roofs permitted in one week: 40, in week 51.

Roofs permitted each week since the storm
WeekRoofs permitted
14
23
31
41
53
62
72
82
92
103
116
122
132
140
150
160
170
184
191
201
210
223
231
240
252
260
272
282
291
300
311
320
330
341
352
362
373
382
391
400
410
422
432
445
454
463
4722
4828
4920
5031
5140
5227
535

What was read

Offices
Adams County, Aurora, Thornton
Counties
Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas
Window
Permits issued from Aug 3, 2023 through Aug 2, 2024. The storm has had its year, so these counts no longer change.
Left out
1,394 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.

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