Lightning TrackerLakewood storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Lakewood, CO, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Lakewood by the numbers
Lakewood gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 888 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 736 hail reports, 142 damaging-wind reports and 10 tornado reports. On average that is 14.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 84% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 29 hail reports, 8 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Lakewood; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Jun 1, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Lakewood
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi NW · Jefferson Co. |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SE · Douglas Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi N · Jefferson Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 17 mi SE · Douglas Co. |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 22 mi E · Arapahoe Co. |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SE · Douglas Co. |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 18 mi SE · Arapahoe Co. |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 6 mi SE · Arapahoe Co. |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Tornado | 13 mi NE · Adams Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 14 mi SE · Arapahoe Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Lakewood
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Lakewood
Lakewood averages 10.3 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 6 miles from the city centre on Jun 19, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Lakewood
There have been 10 tornado reports within 25 miles of Lakewood since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 22, 2023, 11 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Lakewood
Does Lakewood get a lot of severe storms?
Lakewood averages 14.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Lakewood?
Most severe-weather reports around Lakewood come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Lakewood?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Jun 19, 2018, 6 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Lakewood?
Yes — 10 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jun 22, 2023.
How do I get storm alerts for Lakewood?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Lakewood, CO. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Lakewood, CO. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.