Storm · Denver metro

The hail of Jul 28, 2026

Hail of 1″ and up crossed 8,024 roofs in Denver metro on Jul 28, 2026. Of the 7,207 in offices whose permits we read, 124 have a roofing permit since and 7,083 have none, counted through Nov 1, 2026.

The hail

Bands
1″ and up: 8,024 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 216 roofs · 2″ and up: 48 roofs
Confirmed
Aug 27, 2026, 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: 0.9×

The most roofs permitted in one week: 17, in week 10.

Roofs permitted each week since the storm
WeekRoofs permitted
13
25
32
45
516
66
716
811
914
1017
1111
126
135
147

What was read

Offices
Adams County, Aurora, Boulder County (unincorporated), Douglas County (unincorporated), Parker
Counties
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas
Window
Permits issued from Jul 28, 2026 through Nov 1, 2026. Read again every night.
Left out
817 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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