Aurora hail storm, August 15 2026
A hail swath moved across the Denver metro on Saturday afternoon, August 15 2026. Aurora sat inside the core of it. Parts of east Aurora had already been hit two days earlier, on Thursday the 13th.
If you are in one of the ZIP codes below, your roof was under that swath. That does not guarantee damage. It does mean an inspection is worth doing, and it means you now have a dated event to attach a claim to.
Which Aurora ZIP codes were under the swath
Saturday, August 15
80010, 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80017
80016 straddles Aurora and Centennial and is covered on the Centennial report.
Thursday, August 13
80013, 80014, 80015, 80016, 80018
80018 was hit Thursday but sat outside Saturday's swath, so that one is a single event.
Three Aurora ZIP codes took hail twice in three days: 80013, 80014 and 80015. If you looked at your roof after Thursday and thought it was fine, that was before Saturday.
What hail actually does to a roof
Most hail damage does not look like damage from the ground. What an adjuster looks for is bruising: a soft spot where the hailstone knocked the granules loose and compressed the mat underneath. You can often feel it before you can see it.
Things you can check yourself, safely, without going on the roof:
- Gutters and downspouts. Dents in soft metal are the clearest visible sign. If the gutters are dented, the roof took the same strike.
- Granules in the gutter or at the base of the downspout. Some shedding is normal on a new roof. A pile after a storm is not.
- Window screens, garage door, siding, AC fins, mailbox. These are all softer than shingles. Damage to them is evidence the hail was large enough to matter.
- Deck boards, fence caps, patio furniture. Fresh dings on the top surfaces.
If any of that is present, the roof is worth a proper look.
The part that costs Aurora homeowners money
Your filing window starts at the storm date
Most policies run one to two years from the date of loss, and the date of loss is the storm date, not the date you noticed. For this event that is August 15 2026 for most of Aurora, and August 13 2026 for the east-side ZIPs. Write it down.
Your deductible is probably a percentage
Most Colorado policies now carry a wind and hail deductible set as a percentage of dwelling coverage, not the flat figure you might remember. On a $500,000 dwelling, a 2 percent wind and hail deductible is $10,000. Check the declarations page before you assume.
Nobody can legally pay or waive your deductible
Under Colorado Senate Bill 38, a contractor who offers to cover, absorb, rebate or work around your deductible is asking you to participate in insurance fraud. If someone knocks this week and offers that, close the door. It is the clearest test of whether an outfit is legitimate.
The first estimate is usually not the final scope
Carrier estimates routinely miss code-required items, ventilation, flashing, and secondary trades like gutters and siding. Getting those added is called supplementing, and it is normal documented work, not a dispute.
More detail on how a Colorado claim runs start to finish is in our Colorado roof storm damage insurance claim guide, and the Aurora version is at insurance claims guidance for Aurora.
About the people knocking on your door right now
After a storm this size, Aurora will see a lot of door knocking, including from companies that arrived from out of state last week and will be gone by November.
Reasonable things to ask anyone who knocks:
- What is your Colorado contractor license number, and what city are you licensed in?
- Will you pull the permit under your own license?
- Will you still be here in five years to honour the workmanship warranty?
- Can I have the estimate in writing before I sign anything?
A legitimate contractor answers all four without hesitating. You are also entitled to say no and to ask someone to leave your property, and any company worth hiring will go.
What we do
Precision Exteriors Restoration is a licensed Colorado roofing and exterior restoration contractor, license number 0248041, working the Denver metro since 2016. We are an Owens Corning and CertainTeed credentialed contractor and BBB accredited. We handle roofing, siding, gutters and windows, which matters after hail because hail rarely stops at the roof.
A free inspection means a written, photo documented report. You get the photos and the findings whether or not there is enough damage to file, and whether or not you hire us. If there is nothing there, we will tell you there is nothing there.
More on how we work in Aurora: our Aurora service area and hail damage repair in Aurora.
Request an inspection for your Aurora address
Tell us the address and we will confirm which of the two storm dates covers it, then send a photo documented report.
Prefer to talk? Call (720) 408-1840.
