Storm · Denver metro
The hail of Aug 26, 2026
Hail of 1″ and up crossed 7,135 roofs in Denver metro on Aug 26, 2026. Of the 2,898 in offices whose permits we read, 46 have a roofing permit since and 2,852 have none, counted through Nov 1, 2026.
- 7,135Roofs under the hail
- 2,898In offices whose permits we read
- 46Roofing permit since
- 2,852Still open: no permit since
The hail
- Bands
- 1″ and up: 7,135 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 793 roofs
- Confirmed
- Sep 25, 2026, 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: 1.6×
The most roofs permitted in one week: 10, in week 8.
| Week | Roofs permitted |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 |
| 10 | 0 |
What was read
- Offices
- Adams County, Aurora, Douglas County (unincorporated), Lakewood
- Counties
- Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson
- Window
- Permits issued from Aug 26, 2026 through Nov 1, 2026. Read again every night.
- Left out
- 4,237 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.