Hail in Colorado Springs since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 784 hail reports in El Paso and Teller counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 141 different days. The largest was 4.00 inches, at 13 SSE Schriever AFB on August 5, 2023. The busiest day was July 28, 2016, with 41 reports.
Hail reports by year
2023 had the most reports (172). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Colorado Springs
June, July and August account for 87% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 639 | 81.5% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 112 | 14.3% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 31 | 4.0% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 2 | 0.3% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2018 2:57 pm MDT | 4.00 in | 2 ESE Security, El Paso Co. | (PUB) |
| August 5, 2023 3:45 pm MDT | 4.00 in | 13 SSE Schriever AFB, El Paso Co. | Hail between 3 and 4 inches. (PUB) |
| August 5, 2023 3:48 pm MDT | 3.25 in | 11 NNE Pinon, El Paso Co. | Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.). (PUB) |
| June 13, 2018 12:55 am MDT | 3.00 in | 3 WSW Peterson Afb, El Paso Co. | (PUB) |
| June 13, 2018 1:00 am MDT | 3.00 in | 2 ESE Fountain, El Paso Co. | TIME ESTIMATED... LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE... CAR WINDOWS BROKEN OUT. (PUB) |
| June 19, 2018 4:30 pm MDT | 3.00 in | 4 N Black Forest, El Paso Co. | (PUB) |
| August 6, 2018 3:24 pm MDT | 3.00 in | 10 NE Pinon, El Paso Co. | (PUB) |
| July 8, 2023 4:33 pm MDT | 3.00 in | 3 NNW Schriever AFB, El Paso Co. | Photo from social media shows hailstones at least 3 inches in fiameter in the vicinity of Schriever Space Force Base. Time based on radar. (PUB) |
| August 5, 2023 3:46 pm MDT | 3.00 in | 13 NNE Pinon, El Paso Co. | Measured 3.3 inch hail with picture on social media. (PUB) |
| August 6, 2018 2:00 pm MDT | 2.75 in | 4 S Colorado Springs, El Paso Co. | (PUB) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2016 | 41 | 2.50 in | El Paso |
| August 5, 2023 | 36 | 4.00 in | El Paso |
| August 6, 2018 | 31 | 4.00 in | El Paso and Teller |
| June 13, 2018 | 27 | 3.00 in | El Paso |
| June 21, 2023 | 24 | 2.50 in | El Paso |
| June 15, 2025 | 21 | 1.75 in | El Paso |
| July 31, 2023 | 20 | 1.50 in | El Paso |
| July 6, 2025 | 20 | 2.00 in | El Paso |
| June 23, 2026 | 20 | 2.50 in | El Paso |
| August 5, 2020 | 19 | 2.00 in | El Paso |
Storm dates in Colorado Springs with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2026
- June 1, 2026 11 reports, up to 1.50 in
- June 23, 2026 20 reports, up to 2.50 in
2025
- June 14, 2025 18 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 15, 2025 21 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 17, 2025 18 reports, up to 1.75 in
- July 6, 2025 20 reports, up to 2.00 in
2024
- July 7, 2024 7 reports, up to 1.50 in
2023
- June 10, 2023 5 reports, up to 1.50 in
- June 21, 2023 24 reports, up to 2.50 in
- June 22, 2023 14 reports, up to 2.00 in
- July 4, 2023 8 reports, up to 1.75 in
- July 5, 2023 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
- July 7, 2023 16 reports, up to 1.75 in
- July 8, 2023 6 reports, up to 3.00 in
- July 20, 2023 16 reports, up to 2.50 in
- July 31, 2023 20 reports, up to 1.50 in
- August 5, 2023 36 reports, up to 4.00 in
2022
- June 6, 2022 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 7, 2022 7 reports, up to 2.00 in
2021
- May 29, 2021 12 reports, up to 2.00 in
Check your own address in Colorado Springs
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Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside El Paso and Teller counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.