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A two-evening hail stretch worked the Denver metro and Front Range on June 25–26, 2026 — golf-ball hail (1.75") at Berthoud and quarter-size hail across Littleton, Dakota Ridge, Westminster, and the Jefferson County foothills. Colorado leads the nation in hail-damage claims, and even quarter-size stones bruise shingles, strip granules, and dent metal — often leaving damage you can't see from the ground.
1.75" (Golf Ball)
Largest Hail
6
Towns Hit
On the evening of June 25, 2026, storms rolled along the northern Front Range and into the Denver metro. The National Weather Service in Boulder logged golf-ball hail (1.75") and walnut-size hail (1.50") at Berthoud in Larimer County — the largest stones of the stretch, about 40 miles north of the city — while quarter-size hail (1.00") fell across the southwest metro: Littleton, Dakota Ridge just west of town near C-470, and Echo Hills back in the Jefferson County foothills.
The activity carried into June 26, when another round of quarter-size hail (1.00") hit Westminster and neighboring Shaw Heights in the northwest metro. Quarter-size hail is right at the threshold where roof damage begins — it bruises the shingle mat, knocks the protective granules loose, and dents soft metals like gutters, vents, and AC condenser fins. Golf-ball hail like Berthoud's does all of that and worse, cracking and holing vinyl siding and denting vehicles.
June 25–26 was the third hail episode to work the west metro and foothills this month. Golf-ball hail rolled across the west metro on June 1, and Evergreen, Golden, and Lakewood took golf-ball and quarter-size hail on June 8. Colorado leads the nation in hail-damage insurance claims, and you generally have only about a year from the date of the storm to file — so roofs in this corridor that have now been hit two or three times in June are overdue for a close, professional look, because much of hail's damage never shows from the ground.
Here's what was reported in each community along the storm's path. These towns sit outside the areas we list online, but we work throughout this region — reach out and we'll come take a look.
Golf-ball hail (1.75") and walnut-size hail (1.50") on June 25 — the largest stones of the stretch, big enough to crack shingles, dent metal, and hole vinyl siding.
Quarter-size hail (1.00") across the south metro on June 25 — right at the size where roof and gutter damage begins.
Quarter-size hail (1.00") on June 25 just west of Littleton near C-470, at the base of the hogback.
Quarter-size hail (1.00") on June 25 in the Jefferson County foothills — enough to damage aging or already-weathered roofs.
Quarter-size hail (1.00") across the northwest metro on June 26 — a second day of hail for the corridor.
Quarter-size hail (1.00") on June 26 next to Westminster, on the same northwest-metro cell.
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Storm damage is often invisible from the ground. Here's a homeowner's checklist after an event like this one.
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