Hail in South Dakota: today, this week and the last ten years
Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in South Dakota: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.
Today and yesterday
No hail reported in South Dakota today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).
The last 90 days
183 hail reports, 57 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1.5" on October 8, 2026 near 6 SW Beresford, Clay County.
| Date | Hail size | NOAA location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | 6 SW Beresford, Clay County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | Alcester, Union County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | 8 S Alcester, Union County |
| Sep 28 | 1" | 10 N Belle Fourche, Butte County |
| Sep 11 | 1.5" | 6 NNE White, Brookings County |
| Sep 11 | 1.25" | Toronto, Deuel County |
| Sep 11 | 1.25" | 1 SE Toronto, Deuel County |
| Sep 7 | 1.25" | 2 N Lake Andes, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 7 | 1" | Tabor, Bon Homme County |
| Sep 5 | 1.5" | 4 N Klein Ranch, Corson County |
| Sep 4 | 1.5" | Ethan, Davison County |
| Sep 4 | 1" | 8 W Wessington Springs, Jerauld County |
| Sep 1 | 2.75" | Pickstown, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 1 | 2.5" | 8 WSW Pickstown, Gregory County |
| Sep 1 | 2" | 8 WSW Springfield, Bon Homme County |
| Sep 1 | 1.75" | 1 WSW Marty, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 1 | 1.25" | 4 E Ravinia, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | Fairfax, Gregory County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | 4 SSW Pickstown, Gregory County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | Pickstown, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | 2 NNE Marty, Charles Mix County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | 7 SW Springfield, Bon Homme County |
| Sep 1 | 1" | Tyndall, Bon Homme County |
| Aug 30 | 1" | Camp Crook, Harding County |
| Aug 29 | 1.75" | Eureka, McPherson County |
The 25 most recent of 183.
2026 is the year so far.
- 4.5"August 10, 2026 · 7 E Prairie City
- 4.5"July 20, 2025 · Rosebud
- 4.5"June 28, 2025 · 18 W Kadoka
- 4.5"July 18, 2023
- 4.5"June 12, 2022
South Dakota's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025
Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.
- Sioux Falls21 days · #96
Did it hail at your house?
Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.
Questions
Did it hail in South Dakota today?
No hail had been reported in South Dakota by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).
How often does it hail in South Dakota?
NOAA logged between 261 and 506 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in South Dakota from 2016 to 2025.
Did hail hit my house?
A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.