Colorado Springs, CO Hail Storm – June 2026

A strong hail-producing storm moved through Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 22, 2026, producing stones up to 3.14 inches and multiple radar-detected and spotter-verified hail cores. The event unfolded across the metro in mid- to late afternoon and into early evening.

What Happened

Thirteen NWS alerts tracked the storm from mid-afternoon into the evening. The sequence began at 3:05 PM MDT with a dual-polarization radar detection indicating 1.25-inch hail. Subsequent alerts at 3:38 PM MDT and 5:24 PM MDT included radar detections that were also corroborated by spotter reports; the 5:24 PM MDT message flagged a three-inch radar and observer match. Additional radar detections appeared through the afternoon, including radar-derived hail estimates near 2.5 inches at 6:53 PM MDT.

Spotter reports supplied the ground perspective during the storm core. Observers reported driving through the core at roughly 5:01 PM MDT and measured repeated 1.75-inch hail. Multiple independent mPING reports at 5:05 PM MDT and 5:32 PM MDT recorded two-inch stones. Two separate mPING submissions at 5:10 PM MDT measured 2.25-inch hail. A later mPING submission at 5:28 PM MDT reported 1.5-inch hail. NWS warning-only alerts were also issued at times when radar suggested severe potential but ground confirmation was not immediately available.

Radar signatures and the clustered timing of field reports indicate the storm produced concentrated hail cores that propagated across portions of the Colorado Springs metro. Radar-detected cores and spotter measurements aligned in multiple timestamps between early and late evening, creating a consistent pattern of large-stone episodes across the event window.

Damage Assessment

Field reports and radar overlays indicate repeated impact episodes across residential and travel corridors within the metro area between about 5:00 PM MDT and 6:55 PM MDT. Multiple spotter measurements of 1.75 to 2.25 inches at 5:00–5:10 PM MDT coincide with observer statements of driving through heavy hail. Those reports point to a high likelihood of vehicle body and windshield damage along routes where observers recorded core crossings.

Radar detections of larger hail later in the evening, including a 2.5-inch radar-derived signature at 6:53 PM MDT, suggest additional impacts outside the initial cores. Field reports do not show a uniform distribution of impacts across the entire warning area. Instead, damage is likely concentrated along the radar-indicated cores and the locations of spotter measurements recorded between 5:00 PM MDT and 6:55 PM MDT.

Inspectors and adjusters should expect clustered loss patterns rather than even coverage across the metro. Vehicle dents, chipped glass, and localized siding and skylight damage are consistent with the reported stone sizes and the described driving-through-core observations. Where observers reported multiple large stones over short intervals, look for cumulative shingle bruising and compromised rooftop granule cover.