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Colorado Springs hail season 2004
45 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 18 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2004 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2004, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2004 | 13 | 2.00" | EL PASO, OTERO |
| June 20, 2004 | 4 | 2.00" | EL PASO |
| June 15, 2004 | 4 | 1.75" | EL PASO |
| August 21, 2004 | 3 | 3.00" | EL PASO |
| August 10, 2004 | 3 | 1.00" | BENT, CROWLEY, PUEBLO |
“A number of thunderstorms produced very damaging, large hail...mainly to western and southern sections of Colorado Springs. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter caused an estimated $28 million in damage. The number of claims for vehicles was around 5600, and claims for houses totaled around 3400. Snow plows were used to clear the hail from roadways. Trees also suffered damage, being stripped of branches and leaves.”
— NWS event narrative, July 9, 2004 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 2 · Jun 11 · Jul 21 · Aug 10 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 5 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2004 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Colorado Springs claim from 2004?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Colorado Springs anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.