Loveland hail storm history
Larimer County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Loveland, located in Larimer County, experienced 7 hailstorms of 1 inch or larger between 2015 and 2025. The city sits on the Colorado Front Range, a geography that exposes it to afternoon convective storms tracking northeast from the Rocky Mountains. The largest recorded hailstone in Loveland measured 1.75 inches in diameter.
Hail in Loveland occurs most frequently between May and July, with secondary risk in April and August. These storms typically develop in the afternoon between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Mountain Time as warm, moist air collides with cold air masses moving off the high peaks. Of the 7 events recorded in the past decade, 2 produced hailstones of 1.5 inches or larger.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 42 recorded events, 12 (29%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Report from mping.
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Loveland's 10-year event count of 7 storms reflects NOAA's storm report density for Larimer County, where 9 documented hail events are recorded across the larger county area. Individual city-level reporting depends on whether storms were officially surveyed or reported to the National Weather Service, so the actual frequency may vary slightly year to year.
NOAA Storm Events Database source