Storm · Denver metro

The hail of Aug 14, 2026

Hail of 1″ and up crossed 12,915 roofs in Denver metro on Aug 14, 2026. Of the 5,188 in offices whose permits we read, 44 have a roofing permit since and 5,144 have none, counted through Nov 1, 2026.

The hail

Bands
1″ and up: 12,915 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 1,039 roofs
Confirmed
Sep 23, 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: 0.6×

The most roofs permitted in one week: 8, in week 6.

Roofs permitted each week since the storm
WeekRoofs permitted
11
21
32
46
56
68
74
83
93
105
115
120

What was read

Offices
Adams County, Denver, Douglas County (unincorporated), Littleton
Counties
Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson
Window
Permits issued from Aug 14, 2026 through Nov 1, 2026. Read again every night.
Left out
7,727 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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