Colorado Hail Storm Report, June 23, 2026: Colorado Springs, Fountain and Wiggins
August 16, 2026
By Red Hawk Roofing
Hail-producing storms worked Colorado in three rounds on June 23, 2026. The National Weather Service logged 24 hail reports inside Red Hawk’s service area that day, the largest at 3.00 inches at Wiggins. Colorado Springs took hail through the afternoon, Fountain took a measured 2.50 inch stone at 6:00 PM, and the evening storm hammered Wiggins.
The Colorado hail map — June 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins | 3.00" | 8:56 PM | Public |
| Wiggins | 2.75" | 8:57 PM | Public |
| Fountain | 2.50" | 6:00 PM | Public |
| Wiggins | 2.00" | 8:53 PM | Public |
| 1 SSW Wiggins | 2.00" | 8:56 PM | Public |
| 2 E Wiggins | 2.00" | 9:57 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 N Colorado Springs | 1.75" | 5:14 PM | CoCoRaHS |
| Colorado Springs | 1.75" | 5:20 PM | Broadcast Media |
| Wiggins | 1.75" | 8:50 PM | Public |
| 1 SSW Wiggins | 1.75" | 9:25 PM | Law Enforcement |
| 2 E Wiggins | 1.75" | 9:34 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 NW Colorado Springs | 1.50" | 5:15 PM | Public |
| 3 N Colorado Springs | 1.50" | 5:20 PM | Public |
| 2 N Colorado Springs | 1.50" | 5:23 PM | Public |
| 1 SSW Wiggins | 1.50" | 8:53 PM | Public |
| 2 ESE Pueblo | 1.50" | 11:27 PM | Public |
| 3 SE Colorado Springs | 1.25" | 4:36 PM | Public |
| 2 N Colorado Springs | 1.00" | 4:19 PM | CoCoRaHS |
| 3 ENE Colorado Springs | 1.00" | 4:30 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 3 SE Colorado Springs | 1.00" | 4:36 PM | Public |
| 4 NNE Black Forest | 1.00" | 4:50 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 3 N Colorado Springs | 1.00" | 5:16 PM | Public |
| 2 NW Colorado Springs | 1.00" | 5:19 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 4 NE Fountain | 1.00" | 5:58 PM | Public |
By city: Colorado Springs 11 reports, Wiggins 9 reports, Fountain 2 reports, Black Forest 1 report, Pueblo 1 report. The Colorado Springs reports ran 4:19 to 5:23 PM, Fountain’s measured 2.50 inch stone landed at 6:00 PM, the Wiggins cluster ran 8:50 to 9:57 PM, and a final report came in near Pueblo at 11:27 PM. A hail report always names the largest stone an observer found, not the average size that fell across every roof.
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Why 3.00-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 3.00 inches at Wiggins, and Fountain’s measured 2.50 inch stone was also past the threshold for even Class 4 impact-rated products.
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 Colorado Springs on June 23, 2026?
Yes. The National Weather Service logged 11 hail reports in the Colorado Springs area on June 23, 2026, between 4:19 and 5:23 PM. Across Red Hawk's service area there were 24 reports that day, topping out at 3.00 inches at Wiggins in the evening.
How big was the hail on June 23, 2026 in Colorado?
The largest hail reported inside Red Hawk's service area was 3.00 inches, at Wiggins during the evening storm. Fountain took a measured 2.50 inch stone at 6:00 PM. Remember that a hail report names the largest stone found, not what fell across a whole neighborhood.
Which Colorado towns had hail on June 23, 2026?
Reports came in from Colorado Springs, Wiggins, Fountain, Black Forest and Pueblo.
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
- Colorado Springs hail storm report, June 23, 2026
- Colorado Springs roofing & hail history
- Wiggins hail storm report, June 23, 2026
- Wiggins roofing & hail history
- Fountain roofing & hail history
- Black Forest 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 23, 2026, retrieved from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive and de-duplicated. Times are MDT and reports are grouped by the local calendar day. 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.