Colorado Hail Storm Report, June 8, 2026: Wheat Ridge, Golden and The Pinery
August 16, 2026
By Red Hawk Roofing
Updated August 16, 2026 with complete verified storm reports.
A hail-producing storm crossed Colorado on June 8, 2026. The National Weather Service logged 27 hail reports inside Red Hawk’s service area that day, the largest at 1.75 inches. Wheat Ridge, Golden and The Pinery took the most reports.
The Colorado hail map — June 8, 2026
Every hail report in Red Hawk’s service area
These are National Weather Service Local Storm Reports — hail an observer found on the ground, not a radar estimate. Times are MDT.
| Location | Size | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 NNW Golden | 1.75" | 3:03 PM | Public |
| 2 E Arvada | 1.50" | 3:30 PM | Public |
| 1 W The Pinery | 1.50" | 3:41 PM | NWS Employee |
| 3 W Wheat Ridge | 1.25" | 3:15 PM | Public |
| 1 WSW Fort Lupton | 1.25" | 4:10 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 4 W The Pinery | 1.25" | 4:15 PM | Public |
| 1 NW Golden | 1.00" | 3:09 PM | Public |
| 3 NNE Golden | 1.00" | 3:14 PM | Public |
| 2 W Wheat Ridge | 1.00" | 3:16 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 1 NW Wheat Ridge | 1.00" | 3:24 PM | Public |
| 1 N Wheat Ridge | 1.00" | 3:26 PM | Public |
| 1 W Wheat Ridge | 1.00" | 3:27 PM | CO-OP Observer |
| 3 NE Castle Pines | 1.00" | 3:31 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 N Lakewood | 1.00" | 3:32 PM | Public |
| 2 SW Parker | 1.00" | 3:40 PM | Public |
| 1 WSW Golden | 1.00" | 3:56 PM | Public |
| 1 W Wheat Ridge | 0.88" | 3:25 PM | CO-OP Observer |
| 2 N Golden | 0.75" | 3:01 PM | Public |
| 1 NE Wheat Ridge | 0.75" | 3:21 PM | Public |
| 1 NW Wheat Ridge | 0.75" | 3:22 PM | Public |
| 1 NE Wheat Ridge | 0.75" | 3:33 PM | Public |
| 4 W Westminster | 0.75" | 3:34 PM | Public |
| 3 SW Federal Heights | 0.75" | 3:36 PM | Public |
| 2 SW Commerce City | 0.75" | 3:42 PM | Public |
| 4 E The Pinery | 0.75" | 4:02 PM | Public |
| 8 N Strasburg | 0.75" | 4:51 PM | Public |
| 1 W Brush | 0.75" | 5:38 PM | Public |
Reports concentrated in: Wheat Ridge 9 reports, Golden 5 reports, The Pinery 3 reports, Arvada 1 report, Fort Lupton 1 report, Castle Pines 1 report. A hail report always names the largest stone an observer found, not the average size that fell across every roof.
The same storm system hit far harder on the rural eastern plains — 2.50-inch hail measured at Punkin Center that afternoon, a measured 3.40 inches southwest of Cedar Point, and ruler-measured stones of 3.00 to 4.00 inches that night north of Stratton and south of Bethune and Burlington, with the final reports arriving just after midnight.
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Why 1.75-inch hail matters to an asphalt roof
Damage scales hard with stone size. A one-inch stone falls at about 41 mph and lands with roughly 1.3 joules of energy. A 1.75 inch stone falls at about 65 mph and lands with roughly 16 joules — about thirteen times the impact. Denver-area elevation adds another 8 to 10 percent to fall speed.
Published impact studies put the onset of functional damage near 1.00 inch for three-tab asphalt shingles, 1.25 inches for architectural shingles, and 2.00 inches for Class 4 impact-rated products. The largest report on this day was 1.75 inches, past the threshold for architectural shingles.
The damage usually is not visible from the ground. Hail bruises the shingle — fracturing the mat beneath a surface that still looks intact — and the bruised area then sheds its protective granules over the following months. A roof hit in June can look fine all summer and start leaking by winter.
Radar-estimated hail is not measured hail
Radar hail algorithms output a deliberate high-end estimate of what may exist inside a storm cloud, not a measurement of what landed on your roof. Radar estimates characteristically run above what observers actually recover. Treat the shaded swath on the map as the search area and the ground reports as the confirmed observations. If a contractor tells you radar showed three-inch hail at your address, ask whether anyone measured it.
What to do if you were under it
- Check from the ground, not the roof. Walking a hail-struck roof is how people get hurt.
- Look in your gutters. Granules washing off in quantity is the most common early sign.
- Check soft metal. Roof vents, gutters, flashing, the mailbox, AC condenser fins. Dents in soft metal date the storm.
- Photograph what you find with your phone. Phone photos carry a timestamp. Do not edit them.
- Get it inspected. Especially if this storm was months ago — that is exactly when bruising starts to surface.
Frequently asked questions
Was there hail in Wheat Ridge on June 8, 2026?
Yes. The National Weather Service logged 9 hail reports in the Wheat Ridge area on June 8, 2026. Across Red Hawk's service area there were 27 reports that day, topping out at 1.75 inches.
How big was the hail on June 8, 2026 in Colorado?
The largest hail reported inside Red Hawk's service area was 1.75 inches. Remember that a hail report names the largest stone found, not what fell across a whole neighborhood.
Which Colorado towns had hail on June 8, 2026?
Reports came in from Wheat Ridge, Golden, The Pinery, Arvada, Fort Lupton, Castle Pines.
Could my roof still have damage from this storm?
Yes. Hail bruising fractures the shingle mat beneath a surface that still looks intact, and the bruised area sheds granules over the following months. Damage from a storm earlier in the season is often only becoming visible now, which is exactly why it is worth checking.
How do I check my roof for hail damage?
From the ground, never by climbing up. Look for granules collecting in gutters and at downspout outlets, and dents in soft metal such as roof vents, gutters, flashing, the mailbox and AC condenser fins. Soft-metal dents matter most because they date the storm.
Red Hawk tracks every hail day across the Front Range. See our other storm reports for the rest of the 2026 season.
City-by-city reports and hail histories
- Wheat Ridge hail storm report, June 8, 2026
- Wheat Ridge roofing & hail history
- Golden hail storm report, June 8, 2026
- Golden roofing & hail history
- The Pinery hail storm report, June 8, 2026
- The Pinery roofing & hail history
Not sure what to look for? Start with what hail damage looks like on a roof and the Colorado hail claim guide.
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Storm figures are National Weather Service Local Storm Reports for Colorado on June 8, 2026, retrieved from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive and de-duplicated. Radar swath analysis by ExoVzn, an independent forensic meteorology firm, using NOAA MRMS data. Impact-energy and damage-threshold figures are from published hail impact research. Storm reports indicate where hail occurred; only a physical inspection establishes whether a specific roof was damaged.