Hail in Denver on Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Storm Prediction Center logged 36 hail reports in Denver on Thursday, June 22, 2023, between 2:17 pm and 8:30 pm MDT, in 4 of the metro's 7 counties. The largest was 2.50 inches at 2 NNW Indian Hills (Jefferson County) at 2:39 pm. NOAA radar flagged 995 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 323 rated a 100% chance of hail and 265 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 19 places in Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Columbine 7 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Morrison 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Parker 3 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Castle Pines 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Evergreen 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Indian Hills 2 reports, up to 2.50 in
- Ken Caryl 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Littleton 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Pleasant View 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Aurora 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Castlewood Canyon 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Conifer 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Foxfield 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Franktown 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Highlands Ranch 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Idledale 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Kittredge 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Sheridan 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- The Pinery 1 report, up to 1.25 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Mountain Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:17 pm | 1.75 | 1 E Evergreen | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 2:19 pm | 1.00 | 1 NNE Evergreen | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 2:25 pm | 1.00 | 2 N Idledale | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 2:31 pm | 2.50 | 2 NNW Indian Hills | Jefferson | Corrects time of previous hail report from 2 NNW Indian Hills. Estimated hail size based on Twitter image and spotter report. (BOU) |
| 2:38 pm | 1.25 | Morrison | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 2:39 pm | 2.50 | 2 NNW Indian Hills | Jefferson | Estimated hail size based on Twitter image and spotter report. (BOU) |
| 2:44 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Kittredge | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 2:49 pm | 2.00 | Morrison | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 2:50 pm | 1.50 | 1 E Morrison | Jefferson | Vehicle damage also reported. Time estimated by radar. (BOU) |
| 2:51 pm | 1.75 | 2 SE Morrison | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 2:59 pm | 1.00 | Pleasant View | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:01 pm | 1.25 | Pleasant View | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:04 pm | 1.00 | 2 NE Ken Caryl | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:05 pm | 1.75 | 3 NW Columbine | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 3:08 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Ken Caryl | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:12 pm | 1.00 | 1 NNW Columbine | Jefferson | (BOU) |
| 3:12 pm | 1.25 | 3 NW Columbine | Denver | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:14 pm | 1.00 | 2 W Columbine | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:16 pm | 1.00 | 2 N Columbine | Denver | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:20 pm | 2.00 | 1 WNW Columbine | Jefferson | Up to 2 inches in size. Damage to roof and window screens also reported. Time estimated by radar. (BOU) |
| 3:23 pm | 1.00 | 1 NNW Littleton | Arapahoe | (BOU) |
| 3:25 pm | 1.75 | 2 SSW Sheridan | Arapahoe | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:25 pm | 1.75 | 3 WSW Aurora | Arapahoe | (BOU) |
| 3:33 pm | 1.00 | 1 ESE Columbine | Arapahoe | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:33 pm | 1.50 | 1 SW Littleton | Arapahoe | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:38 pm | 1.00 | 1 WSW Castle Pines | Douglas | Corrects previous hail report from 1 WSW Castle Pines. (BOU) |
| 3:55 pm | 1.00 | Highlands Ranch | Douglas | (BOU) |
| 3:56 pm | 1.00 | 1 WNW Parker | Douglas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 3:57 pm | 1.25 | 1 SW Parker | Douglas | Time estimated from radar. (BOU) |
| 4:00 pm | 1.00 | 1 WSW Castle Pines | Douglas | (BOU) |
| 4:05 pm | 1.00 | 4 ESE Foxfield | Arapahoe | (BOU) |
| 4:06 pm | 1.00 | 2 ESE Parker | Douglas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU) |
| 4:15 pm | 1.25 | 3 ESE The Pinery | Douglas | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (BOU) |
| 4:16 pm | 1.00 | 2 E Franktown | Douglas | (BOU) |
| 4:35 pm | 1.00 | 8 SE Castlewood Canyon | Douglas | (BOU) |
| 8:30 pm | 1.00 | 3 E Conifer | Jefferson | Accumulation of 1.5 inches of hail on the ground. (BOU) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
995 signatures from 5 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 323 were rated 100% and 73 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDEN | 491 | 148 | 132 | 9 | 2.25 in | 12:02 am | 11:59 pm |
| KCYS | 165 | 57 | 43 | 21 | 3.25 in | 12:05 am | 11:13 pm |
| KFTG | 158 | 50 | 43 | 19 | 3.00 in | 12:01 am | 11:31 pm |
| KPUX | 154 | 59 | 47 | 24 | 3.25 in | 12:03 am | 11:00 pm |
| KGLD | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 in | 1:20 am | 6:40 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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