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Hail dates in El Paso County, Colorado
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in El Paso County on 138 days since 2016 (756 separate reports, 696 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.00" (softball) on August 5, 2023; the most recent hail was August 24, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in El Paso County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured to 1 inches fell in central El Paso County. |
| 2025-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured to 1 inches fell in eastern El Paso County. |
| 2025-07-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in central El Paso County. |
| 2025-07-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured to 1 inches occurred in northeastern El Paso County. |
| 2025-07-06 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 20 | Hail measured to 2 inches occurred in Colorado Springs. |
| 2025-07-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured to 1 inch occurred at the Air Force Academy. |
| 2025-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-06-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 18 | Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 21 | Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 18 | Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms. |
| 2025-06-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-05-28 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across central El Paso County from a supercell thunderstorm. |
| 2025-05-27 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-05-24 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a supercell thunderstorm. |
| 2024-09-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | There was one inch hail measured at the location. |
| 2024-08-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 6 | A public report via mPING reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| 2024-08-19 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | A trained spotter reported hail of 2 inches in diameter via social media with picture. |
| 2024-08-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | Member from other Federal Agency reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-07-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 6 | Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in Security. |
| 2024-07-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Picture of hail measuring 1.65 inches in diameter via social media. |
| 2024-05-31 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A source via amateur radio reported hail of 1.25 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | A trained spotter reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Picture of 1 inch diameter hail from social media. |
| 2023-08-05 | 4.00" (softball) | 36 | Mping report. |
| 2023-07-31 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 20 | — |
| 2023-07-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2023-07-20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 15 | — |
| 2023-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2023-07-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-08 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 6 | — |
| 2023-07-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 13 | — |
| 2023-07-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Public reported to media, then to NWS Pueblo. |
| 2023-07-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 11 | Trained spotter reported. |
| 2023-06-22 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 14 | Trained spotter reported. |
| 2023-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Reported by the public. |
| 2023-06-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Reported by HAM operator. |
| 2023-06-10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | Public reported. |
| 2023-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reported. |
| 2023-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Reported by a trained spotter. |
| 2023-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Reported by a trained spotter. |
| 2023-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Reported from broadcast media. |
| 2023-05-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Reported from the Broadcast Media. |
| 2023-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | COOP observer reported 1 inch hail. |
| 2022-08-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-04 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 7 | Cocorahs spotter measured 1.63-inch hail with earlier severe storm. |
| 2022-06-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Picture comparing a hailstone to a quarter, which is slightly larger. |
| 2021-09-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Winds of 50 mph or greater were also observed. |
| 2021-08-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-07-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-29 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 12 | — |
| 2021-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A few bigger stones mixed in with smaller hail. |
| 2021-05-02 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Report from mping. |
| 2020-08-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Storm chaser reports large hail, 1 inch. |
| 2020-08-15 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 12 | Reported by observer at Colorado Springs Airport. |
| 2020-08-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public reported large hail, 1 inch. |
| 2020-08-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 19 | National Weather Service employee reported large hail, 2 inches. |
| 2020-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | One inch hail. |
| 2020-07-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | Report came from an image on Twitter. |
| 2020-07-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Local broadcast media relayed golf ball hail. |
| 2020-07-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Reported at Fort Carson. |
| 2020-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Four miles north of Black Forest. |
| 2020-06-26 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 16 | Trained spotter report of 2.5 inch hail. |
| 2019-09-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell. |
| 2019-08-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | One inch hail reported. |
| 2019-08-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball sized hail reported. |
| 2019-08-22 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail reported. |
| 2019-08-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | A report from MPING relayed ping pong ball size hail. |
| 2019-07-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 7 | Quarter size hail reported. |
| 2019-07-21 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Half-dollar size hail reported. |
| 2019-07-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail reported. |
| 2019-07-05 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 12 | Trained spotter reported tennis ball size hail. |
| 2019-07-04 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 9 | Public reported ping pong ball size via social media. |
| 2019-06-21 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | CoCoRaHS observer relayed nickel size hail just west of Black Forest. |
| 2019-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 5 | Trained spotter reported large hail. |
| 2019-06-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Public reported golf ball size hail just east of Ramah, CO. |
| 2019-06-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained SKYWARN spotter reported one-inch hail at Falcon Stadium. |
| 2019-06-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 5 | Large hail fell across the northern part of Colorado Springs. |
| 2019-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Large hail reported by trained SKYWARN spotter in northern Colorado Springs. |
| 2019-03-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Large hail reported at the intersection of Circle Drive and Fountain Blvd in SW Colorado Springs. |
| 2018-08-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-08-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 10 | — |
| 2018-08-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2018-08-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 9 | — |
| 2018-08-06 | 4.00" (softball) | 30 | Eight persons were transported to the hospital from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Time and hail estimated. |
| 2018-07-29 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Broken windows in home. |
| 2018-07-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-24 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | — |
| 2018-07-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-07-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-30 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 13 | — |
| 2018-06-24 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 13 | — |
| 2018-06-19 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 8 | — |
| 2018-06-13 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 12 | — |
| 2018-06-12 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 15 | — |
| 2018-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-28 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | — |
| 2018-05-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 14 | — |
| 2018-05-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 7 | — |
| 2017-08-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2017-08-08 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2017-07-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2017-06-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2017-06-06 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | — |
| 2016-08-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2016-08-16 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-08 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-28 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 42 | — |
| 2016-07-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 10 | — |
| 2016-07-08 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 20 | — |
| 2016-07-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 21 | — |
| 2016-06-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-06-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2016-06-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 6 | — |
| 2016-06-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | A dog rescue facility was heavily damage by large hail. Numerous skylights were broken, the ceiling partially caved in, and flooding occurred. No dollar am… |
| 2016-06-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | — |
| 2016-06-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 9 | — |
| 2016-05-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 11 | — |
| 2016-05-10 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 92 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 9 | 32 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 20 | 145 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2022 | 5 | 15 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 10 | 59 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 17 | 51 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 20 | 153 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2017 | 10 | 27 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 22 | 157 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
Damaging wind in El Paso County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 57 reports since 2016, strongest 86 mph. 6 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-06 | 86 mph | 7 | Roof peeled off a trailer home near the El Paso County fairgrounds. Time estimated per Doppler radar signatures. Doppler radar estimates … |
| 2022-07-26 | 85 mph | 1 | Two barn structures were destroyed. |
| 2017-07-12 | 79 mph | 1 | — |
| 2024-09-17 | 75 mph | 9 | There was a 65 knot wind gust reported at location. |
| 2019-07-29 | 75 mph | 1 | Report of a 75 MPH wind gust near Schreiver AFB. |
| 2016-06-12 | 75 mph | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-20 | 70 mph | 5 | A 70 MPH gusts was recorded at Colorado Springs Airport. |
| 2017-07-26 | 70 mph | 1 | Severe wet microbursts uprooted trees. No major damage was reported to structures or power lines. |
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What date did hail last hit El Paso County?
August 24, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.00" (softball) on August 5, 2023.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
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