Colorado Springs hail storm history
El Paso County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Colorado Springs, located in El Paso County on the Front Range, experiences frequent hail events. Over the past 10 years, NOAA has documented 78 hail events of 1 inch or larger in the city, with 21 of those reaching 1.5 inches or greater. The largest recorded hailstone measured 2 inches in diameter.
Hail risk in Colorado Springs peaks from May through July, when afternoon convective storms tracking northeast from the Rocky Mountains create favorable conditions for hail formation. The majority of significant hail events occur between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Mountain Time during these months. April and August represent secondary risk periods, though damaging hail can occur outside the peak season.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 485 recorded events, 144 (30%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Hail measured to 1 inches fell in central El Paso County.
Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in El Paso County from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across central El Paso County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a supercell thunderstorm.
There was one inch hail measured at the location.
A trained spotter reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
A public report via mPING reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
Member from other Federal Agency reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter.
Report From Mping.
A trained spotter reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
Mping report.
Reported from MPing.
Trained spotter reported.
Trained spotter reported.
Trained spotter reported.
Report from Mping.
Trained spotter reported.
Reported by a trained spotter.
Reported from broadcast media.
Report of quarter sized hail in Victor.
Trained spotter measured 1.6-inch hail with a severe thunderstorm that passed through the falcon are…
Picture comparing a hailstone to a quarter, which is slightly larger.
Report from mping.
Trained spotter reported large hail, 1 inch.
Reported at 10th and Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, CO.
One inch hail.
Reported at Fort Carson.
Four miles north of Black Forest.
Trained spotter report of 1.5 inch hail.
Quarter size hail reported.
Quarter size hail reported.
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
Quarter size hail near Black Forest.
CoCoRaHS observer relayed nickel size hail just west of Black Forest.
Hail covers the ground.
Trained spotter reported large hail fell across the northern part of Colorado Springs.
Large hail reported by trained SKYWARN spotter in northern Colorado Springs.
Large hail reported at the intersection of Circle Drive and Fountain Blvd in SW Colorado Springs.
Eight persons were transported to the hospital from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Time and hail estima…
NOAA hail reports for Colorado Springs derive from the broader El Paso County reporting network, which has documented 80 significant events over the same 10-year period. Individual city-level reports reflect verified hail observations but do not capture every local occurrence, particularly smaller or unreported events.
NOAA Storm Events Database source