South Dakota Hail Map & Hail Report History
South Dakota holds a share of the nation's hail records — including one of the largest stones ever measured — with peak activity across the eastern plains from May through August.
Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for South Dakota, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.
This is the South Dakota view. The full national hail map adds live radar showing hail falling right now, real NWS warned storm paths, radar-measured hail footprints, and every state at once. Filters for date, state, and hail size can be set on the national hail map page.
Open the national mapHail reports, last 365 days
404
80 at 2" or larger
Largest stone
4.5"
softball near 7 E Prairie City
Most recent hail
Sep 11, 2026, 19:05
1 Se Toronto
South Dakota hail map
Want the whole country, live radar hail, storm swaths and date filters? Open the national hail map, or browse hail reports by state.
Recent South Dakota hail reports
Showing 40 of 404 — scroll the list for more
1.25" hail (quarter) — 1 Se Toronto, Deuel County
Sep 11, 2026, 19:05 Central · Damaging · Hail started at 7:05 PM and reached peak size at 7:10 PM... stopped at 7:15 PM. (ABR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 6 Nne White, Brookings County
Sep 11, 2026, 19:03 Central · Damaging · (FSD)
1.25" hail (quarter) — Toronto, Deuel County
Sep 11, 2026, 19:00 Central · Damaging · (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — Tabor, Bon Homme County
Sep 7, 2026, 23:00 Central · Damaging · Delayed report: A trained spotter reported a few quarter sized hail stones in Tabor. (FSD)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 2 N Lake Andes, Charles Mix County
Sep 7, 2026, 18:53 Central · Damaging · (FSD)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 4 N Klein Ranch, Corson County
Sep 5, 2026, 16:25 Central · Damaging · Windshield damaged. (ABR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Ethan, Davison County
Sep 5, 2026, 03:06 Central · Damaging · Corrects previous hail report from Ethan. Social media photo of hail. (FSD)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Ethan, Davison County
Sep 5, 2026, 03:00 Central · Damaging · Social media photo of hail. (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — 8 W Wessington Springs, Jerauld County
Sep 5, 2026, 00:35 Central · Damaging · Hail on and off for a half hour... but largest was infrequent and up to size of a quarter. (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — Tyndall, Bon Homme County
Sep 1, 2026, 22:30 Central · Damaging · Mostly nickel sized hail accompanied the second of two evening storms at about 1030 pm. A few stones were as large as quarters. Rainfall total from both storms was 0.85 (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — 7 Sw Springfield, Bon Homme County
Sep 1, 2026, 19:47 Central · Damaging · Wind driven hail broke two windows out of business. (FSD)
2" hail (hen egg) — 8 Wsw Springfield, Bon Homme County
Sep 1, 2026, 19:42 Central · Major · Window broken out. Hail lessening at 745 pm. (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Nne Marty, Charles Mix County
Sep 1, 2026, 18:25 Central · Damaging · (FSD)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 1 Wsw Marty, Charles Mix County
Sep 1, 2026, 18:18 Central · Major · In addition to golf ball sized hail... winds were gusting at 40-50 mph... and rainfall was heavy. (FSD)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 4 E Ravinia, Charles Mix County
Sep 1, 2026, 17:44 Central · Damaging · Ground covered with hail ranging from nickel to half dollar sized. (FSD)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — Pickstown, Charles Mix County
Sep 1, 2026, 17:18 Central · Severe · (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — Pickstown, Charles Mix County
Sep 1, 2026, 17:07 Central · Damaging · (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — 4 Ssw Pickstown, Gregory County
Sep 1, 2026, 17:05 Central · Damaging · Various sizes of hail accompanied heavy rainall totaling 1.55 inches. A few of the largest stones were as big as quarters. (FSD)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — 8 Wsw Pickstown, Gregory County
Sep 1, 2026, 16:53 Central · Severe · (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — Fairfax, Gregory County
Sep 1, 2026, 16:40 Central · Damaging · Heavy rainfall accompanied mostly dime sized hail... but a few stones were as big as a quarter. (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — Camp Crook, Harding County
Aug 30, 2026, 16:10 Central · Damaging · Video of at least quarter size hail falling in Camp Crook received via social media. Some stones may have been larger. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 4 Ne Verdon, Brown County
Aug 30, 2026, 03:35 Central · Damaging · Report and photo relayed via Facebook. Time estimated by Radar. (ABR)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 3 Ssw Whitlocks Bay Rec, Potter County
Aug 30, 2026, 00:40 Central · Damaging · Photo relayed through Facebook. (ABR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 7 S Vayland, Hand County
Aug 29, 2026, 22:47 Central · Damaging · Mainly pea to dime sized hail... but had a few to the size of ping pong balls. (ABR)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 4 Ne Miller Dale Colony, Hand County
Aug 29, 2026, 22:15 Central · Major · Relayed by Hand County EM. (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — 5 Ssw Orient, Hand County
Aug 29, 2026, 21:27 Central · Damaging · Quarter sized hail that knocked some leaves and small branches from the trees. Time estimated by radar. (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — Gettysburg, Potter County
Aug 29, 2026, 21:00 Central · Damaging · Mostly pea and dime sized hail with a few stones the size of a quarter. (ABR)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Eureka, Mcpherson County
Aug 29, 2026, 19:14 Central · Major · (ABR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 9 Sw Bowdle, Walworth County
Aug 29, 2026, 17:50 Central · Damaging · Hail was a varity of sized... from pea all the way up to ping pong ball sized. (ABR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 5 Sw Bowdle, Walworth County
Aug 29, 2026, 17:30 Central · Damaging · (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — Oelrichs, Fall River County
Aug 27, 2026, 16:32 Central · Damaging · Video via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 3 Nw Oelrichs, Fall River County
Aug 27, 2026, 16:25 Central · Damaging · (UNR)
1" hail (quarter) — Ramona, Lake County
Aug 25, 2026, 03:40 Central · Damaging · Hail was intermittant for 15 min. Most hail pea to dime size with a few stones as large as a quarter. (FSD)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 Ne Mound City, Campbell County
Aug 24, 2026, 20:30 Central · Major · Large soft hail that was not fully solidified. (ABR)
3" hail (baseball) — 4 Wnw Mound City, Campbell County
Aug 24, 2026, 20:16 Central · Severe · Large hail reported 4 miles west and a half mile north of Mound City. The largest hailstones were measured at three inches in diameter. Minimal damage occurred in the a (ABR)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — 4 W Mound City, Campbell County
Aug 24, 2026, 20:09 Central · Severe · Picture sent of multiple hailstones ranging from golf ball to roughly baseball size 4 miles west of Mound City. Time estimated by radar. (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Sse Glenham, Walworth County
Aug 24, 2026, 19:45 Central · Damaging · (ABR)
1" hail (quarter) — Martin, Bennett County
Aug 24, 2026, 19:27 Central · Damaging · Nickel to quarter size near the southern edge of the storm core. Hail still falling as of 643 PM MDT. Reported via social media. (UNR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 1 N Martin, Bennett County
Aug 24, 2026, 19:25 Central · Damaging · Report and photo via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Martin, Bennett County
Aug 24, 2026, 19:24 Central · Damaging · A few of the largest stones reached ping pong ball size but most were smaller. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
Hardest-hit South Dakota counties
Hail damage repair work across South Dakota
HailConnect is where PDR technicians, roofing contractors and independent insurance appraisers follow South Dakota storms and get on jobs. Contractors post storm work, mobile crews claim or bid on it, and everyone gets alerts the moment hail is reported in the cities they cover.
How to read South Dakota hail sizes
- 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
- 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
- 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.