On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, severe hail ripped through El Paso County and southern Colorado. Some of the top hail reports as of 8 p.m. are 2.5" in Fountain and Widefield. See a bigger hailstone in your neighborhood? Send us a pho to with a ruler or reference object! The risk of large damaging hail remains in place through 1 a.m. with an active SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH in effect. ____Have a question or story idea you would like the First Alert 5 Weather team to consider? Email: [email protected] KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. ...read more read less