Monument Hail Storm, June 1, 2026: What Homeowners Should Do Now
August 16, 2026
By Red Hawk Roofing
Monument took 3 National Weather Service hail reports on June 1, 2026, the largest at 1.50 inches. If your roof was under it and nobody has looked at it since, the damage is only now reaching the point where it shows.
The Monument hail map — June 1, 2026
What was reported in Monument
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 NNE Monument | 1.50" | 4:34 PM | Public |
| Monument | 1.00" | 4:30 PM | Public |
| 2 NNE Monument | 1.00" | 4:36 PM | Trained Spotter |
Reports came in between 4:30 PM and 4:36 PM. A hail report always names the largest stone an observer found, not the average size that fell across every roof in Monument.
Monument took the day’s last act. Three hours after the midday storms, a new cell fired on the Palmer Divide and dropped everything in a six-minute window between 4:30 and 4:36 PM — 1.50 inches at Palmer Lake and again a mile north-northeast of Monument, with one-inch hail in town. Short, sharp, and confined to the Divide: the I-25 corridor south toward Colorado Springs reported nothing.
Is it too late to check?
No — and this is the part most homeowners get wrong. Hail bruises a shingle by fracturing the mat underneath a surface that still looks perfectly intact. Nothing is visible from the ground on the day it happens. The bruised area then sheds its protective granules over the following weeks and months, and the damage works its way to the surface.
A roof hit in June can look untouched all summer and start leaking by winter. If you were under this storm and never had the roof looked at, now is when the evidence is easiest to find.
Why 1.50-inch hail matters
Impact energy scales hard with stone size. A one-inch stone falls at about 41 mph and lands with roughly 1.3 joules. A 1.75 inch stone falls at about 65 mph and lands with roughly 16 joules — about thirteen times the impact. Colorado’s 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 in Monument was 1.50 inches, past the threshold for architectural shingles.
How to check your roof
From the ground — never climb up:
- Granules collecting in gutters and at downspout outlets
- Dents in soft metal — roof vents, gutters, flashing, the mailbox, AC condenser fins
- Splatter marks on decking, fascia or fence tops
- Torn or bruised window screens
Soft-metal dents matter most because they date the storm. An adjuster looking at your roof later will want to know when the damage happened.
Monument is part of Red Hawk’s core service area — see the Monument roofing pagefor the city’s full documented hail history, and our hail damage service for what an inspection covers. Before the adjuster visit, read what hail damage actually looks like on a roof and the Colorado hail claim guide.
Frequently asked questions
Was there hail in Monument on June 1, 2026?
Yes. The National Weather Service logged 3 hail reports in the Monument area on June 1, 2026, the largest at 1.50 inches.
How big was the hail in Monument?
The largest report was 1.50 inches. Bear in mind a hail report names the biggest stone an observer found, not what fell across the whole city.
What time did the hail hit Monument?
Reports came in between 4:30 PM and 4:36 PM MDT.
Is it too late to check my Monument roof from this storm?
No. Hail bruising fractures the shingle mat beneath an intact-looking surface, then sheds granules over the following months. Damage from this storm is often only becoming visible now, which makes this a good time to look.
Does my neighbor's undamaged roof mean mine is fine?
No. Hail swaths are narrow and damage varies street by street. Roof age, shingle type and slope orientation all change the outcome on the same block.
For the full statewide picture of this storm — every report across Red Hawk’s service area — see our Colorado Hail Storm Report for June 1, 2026. This storm also produced reports in Black Forest and Denver.
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Storm figures are National Weather Service Local Storm Reports for Colorado on June 1, 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. Storm reports indicate where hail occurred; only a physical inspection establishes whether a specific roof was damaged.