Colorado Hail Storm Report, June 24, 2026: Fort Morgan, Berthoud and Brush
August 16, 2026
By Red Hawk Roofing
Updated August 16, 2026 with complete verified storm reports.
Hail-producing storms crossed Colorado in two rounds on June 24, 2026. The National Weather Service logged 20 hail reports inside Red Hawk’s service area that day, the largest a measured 2.75 inches at Fort Morgan in the afternoon. A second storm dropped hail up to 1.75 inches on Berthoud, Brush, Morrison and Littleton in the evening.
The Colorado hail map — June 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan | 2.75" | 4:16 PM | Storm Chaser |
| 7 E Fountain | 2.50" | 12:05 AM | Trained Spotter |
| 5 N Adena School | 2.50" | 4:18 PM | Public |
| 4 N Adena School | 2.50" | 4:31 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 1 SSE Fort Morgan | 2.00" | 4:18 PM | Public |
| 1 NNE Log Lane Village | 1.75" | 4:09 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 1 SSW Fort Morgan | 1.75" | 4:09 PM | Amateur Radio |
| 1 SW Fort Morgan | 1.75" | 4:14 PM | Public |
| 1 NNE Log Lane Village | 1.75" | 4:15 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 NNE Fort Morgan | 1.75" | 4:18 PM | Trained Spotter |
| Berthoud | 1.75" | 7:49 PM | Amateur Radio |
| 1 SE Berthoud | 1.75" | 7:52 PM | Public |
| 3 W Brush | 1.75" | 8:46 PM | Public |
| 1 NNW Berthoud | 1.50" | 7:47 PM | Public |
| 1 W Berthoud | 1.50" | 7:47 PM | NWS Employee |
| Brush | 1.25" | 8:57 PM | Public |
| 6 NNW Ellicott | 1.00" | 12:03 AM | Public |
| 1 NNW Brush | 1.00" | 8:58 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 SE Morrison | 1.00" | 9:41 PM | Trained Spotter |
| 2 NE Littleton | 1.00" | 10:04 PM | CoCoRaHS |
By city: Fort Morgan 5 reports, Berthoud 4 reports, Brush 3 reports, Log Lane Village 2 reports, plus reports near Adena School, Morrison, Littleton, Ellicott and Fountain. The Fort Morgan cluster ran 4:09 to 4:31 PM; the evening storm worked Berthoud, Brush, Morrison and Littleton from 7:47 to 10:04 PM. A hail report always names the largest stone an observer found, not the average size that fell across every roof.
Farther northeast the same evening, Logan County storms dropped a measured 3.20-inch stone five miles south of Dailey, hail reported at 2.50 inches near Proctor, and a measured 2.00 inches southwest of Haxtun.
Two reports on this list came just after midnight — 2.50 inch hail 7 miles east of Fountain at 12:05 AM and 1.00 inch hail near Ellicott at 12:03 AM — from the previous evening’s storms crossing into the June 24 calendar day. They belong to a different storm than the afternoon Fort Morgan cluster, so those two dots appear on the map without a matching same-day swath.
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Why 2.75-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 a measured 2.75 inches at Fort Morgan — 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 Fort Morgan on June 24, 2026?
Yes. The National Weather Service logged 5 hail reports in the Fort Morgan area on June 24, 2026, between 4:09 and 4:18 PM, the largest a measured 2.75 inches. Across Red Hawk's service area there were 20 reports that day.
How big was the hail on June 24, 2026 in Colorado?
The largest hail reported inside Red Hawk's service area was a measured 2.75 inches at Fort Morgan. Berthoud and Brush both took 1.75 inch hail in the evening. Remember that a hail report names the largest stone found, not what fell across a whole neighborhood.
Which Colorado towns had hail on June 24, 2026?
Reports came in from Fort Morgan, Berthoud, Brush, Log Lane Village, Morrison and Littleton, among others.
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
- Fort Morgan hail storm report, June 24, 2026
- Fort Morgan roofing & hail history
- Berthoud hail storm report, June 24, 2026
- Berthoud roofing & hail history
- Berthoud hail damage repair
- Brush hail storm report, June 24, 2026
- Brush 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 24, 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.