County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in Adams County, Colorado The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 502 hail events on record for Adams County, Colorado, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 26 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 141 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of NORTHGLENN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of FEDERAL HGT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

9 miles N of STRASBURG

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles W of COMMERCE CITY

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of WESTMINSTER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles NNE of DENVER FRONT RANGE A

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles NNW of STRASBURG

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile ESE of BENNETT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SW of BENNETT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ESE of MANILA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of BENNETT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WATKINS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NE of AURORA

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WNW of HENDERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles N of HENDERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of HENDERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles NNW of HENDERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of HENDERSON

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles WNW of HENDERSON

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile WNW of BARR LAKE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles N of FEDERAL HGT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At NORTHGLENN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNW of NORTHGLENN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNE of THORNTON

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles NE of THORNTON

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Adams County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000101002
1960s01100200004
1970s01101001127
1980s226221051292676
1990s3947957861169
2000s1136131427341014105
2010s421926106861812129
2020s616034291213 (part of the year)110

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan0 events
  2. Feb0 events
  3. Mar0 events
  4. Apr29 events
  5. May128 events
  6. Jun197 events
  7. Jul80 events
  8. Aug55 events
  9. Sep11 events
  10. Oct2 events
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Adams County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter141
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball242
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball111
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball6
4 in and largersoftball and larger2

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Adams County beside the total of the counties of Colorado and of the United States
MeasureAdamsAll counties of ColoradoAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202650215,486423,723
Events for each 100 square miles43.014.912.0
Events for each 10,000 residents9.626.612.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Adams County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail4.50 in$165 million02County
Hail2.75 in$70 million00County
Hail2.50 in$49 million05County
Hail1.00 in$35 million00County
Hail1.25 in$120 million00County
Hail0.50 in$50 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$50000County

The site keeps 161 of the 502 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Adams County, Colorado". https://countyhazards.com/county/co/adams/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Adams County?
June has 197 of the 502 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Colorado?
NCEI has 15,490 hail events on record for Colorado from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Adams County compare with the other counties of Colorado?
The counties of Colorado have 14.9 hail events for each 100 square miles. Adams County has 43.0.
How large is the hail on record for Adams County?
119 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.