May 8, 2017
Severe thunderstorm broke out across Denver and the surrounding metro area and produced large damaging hail, strong winds, heavy rain and flash flooding. Large hail up to baseball size, caused extensive property damage to cars, homes and businesses across a large part of Denver and the western suburbs including Arvada, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Agency Association, the storm was Colorado���s most expensive insured catastrophe, around $2.3 billion.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 693374). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Weld County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.