Storm · Denver metro

The hail of Aug 6, 2023

Hail of 1″ and up crossed 2,372 roofs in Denver metro on Aug 6, 2023. Of the 1,629 in offices whose permits we read, 137 have a roofing permit since and 1,492 have none, counted through Aug 5, 2024.

The hail

Bands
1″ and up: 2,372 roofs
Confirmed
Sep 5, 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: 1.7×

The most roofs permitted in one week: 15, in week 36.

Roofs permitted each week since the storm
WeekRoofs permitted
17
25
34
42
54
64
75
86
92
104
112
122
133
140
151
163
175
184
193
201
210
220
231
240
254
261
271
281
290
301
311
321
331
341
351
3615
371
383
391
402
413
422
432
443
450
460
472
482
495
506
516
522
531

What was read

Offices
Aurora, Douglas County (unincorporated), Parker
Counties
Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas
Window
Permits issued from Aug 6, 2023 through Aug 5, 2024. The storm has had its year, so these counts no longer change.
Left out
743 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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