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South Dakota hail history, county by county
15,017 storm reports across 66 South Dakota counties — 7,500 hail and 7,517 severe thunderstorm wind, $139.3M in reported damage. Peak month statewide is July. Pick a county for its full searchable record.
Counties covered
66
every county with a report
Hail reports
7,500
2010 – present
Wind reports
7,517
58 mph gust threshold
Reported damage
$139.3M
property + crop, as filed
Every South Dakota county, sortable
Click a column header to sort. 66 counties with at least one report.
| Pennington County | 1,392 | 966 | 81.9 | 4.5" | 2026-06-27 |
| Meade County | 831 | 445 | 48.9 | 4.5" | 2026-06-27 |
| Custer County | 565 | 405 | 33.2 | 4.25" | 2026-06-22 |
| Harding County | 461 | 207 | 27.1 | 4.25" | 2026-06-27 |
| Jackson County | 429 | 133 | 25.2 | 4.5" | 2026-06-28 |
| Perkins County | 405 | 188 | 23.8 | 3" | 2026-06-07 |
| Brown County | 400 | 181 | 23.5 | 4.25" | 2026-06-29 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 399 | 190 | 23.5 | 4.25" | 2026-06-29 |
| Butte County | 394 | 174 | 23.2 | 6" | 2026-06-18 |
| Lawrence County | 390 | 309 | 22.9 | 4.5" | 2026-06-22 |
| Fall River County | 384 | 214 | 22.6 | 4.25" | 2026-06-27 |
| Minnehaha County | 351 | 174 | 20.6 | 3.5" | 2026-06-28 |
| Lyman County | 334 | 110 | 19.6 | 8" | 2026-06-29 |
| Todd County | 308 | 123 | 18.1 | 4.5" | 2026-06-29 |
| Corson County | 281 | 115 | 16.5 | 2.75" | 2026-06-15 |
| Haakon County | 276 | 91 | 16.2 | 3" | 2026-06-27 |
| Tripp County | 263 | 104 | 15.5 | 2.75" | 2026-06-27 |
| Hand County | 251 | 132 | 14.8 | 2.75" | 2026-06-29 |
| Dewey County | 242 | 110 | 14.2 | 4" | 2026-06-07 |
| Beadle County | 235 | 114 | 13.8 | 2.75" | 2026-06-17 |
| Ziebach County | 229 | 74 | 13.5 | 2.75" | 2026-06-26 |
| Edmunds County | 225 | 125 | 13.2 | 2.75" | 2026-06-09 |
| Charles Mix County | 221 | 112 | 13 | 3" | 2026-06-28 |
| Stanley County | 208 | 77 | 12.2 | 2.75" | 2026-06-09 |
| Spink County | 207 | 107 | 12.2 | 4" | 2026-06-29 |
| Hughes County | 205 | 82 | 12.1 | 4.5" | 2026-06-29 |
| Walworth County | 202 | 98 | 11.9 | 3" | 2026-06-27 |
| Bennett County | 194 | 93 | 11.4 | 4.25" | 2026-06-29 |
| McPherson County | 184 | 93 | 10.8 | 2.75" | 2026-06-09 |
| Day County | 176 | 75 | 10.4 | 2.5" | 2026-06-29 |
| Lincoln County | 173 | 79 | 10.2 | 1.75" | 2026-06-28 |
| Hutchinson County | 168 | 93 | 9.9 | 3" | 2026-06-17 |
| Jones County | 166 | 70 | 9.8 | 2.5" | 2026-06-29 |
| Codington County | 161 | 90 | 9.5 | 3.75" | 2026-06-15 |
| Brookings County | 156 | 62 | 9.2 | 3" | 2026-06-09 |
| Gregory County | 154 | 78 | 9.1 | 2.75" | 2026-06-28 |
| Brule County | 152 | 81 | 8.9 | 3" | 2026-06-04 |
| Marshall County | 151 | 75 | 8.9 | 3" | 2026-06-29 |
| Aurora County | 147 | 66 | 8.6 | 2.5" | 2026-06-09 |
| Hyde County | 145 | 45 | 8.5 | 2.75" | 2026-06-29 |
| Yankton County | 144 | 76 | 8.5 | 2.75" | 2026-06-29 |
| Roberts County | 143 | 45 | 8.4 | 2.5" | 2026-06-15 |
| Hamlin County | 141 | 89 | 8.3 | 2.75" | 2026-06-09 |
| Mellette County | 137 | 63 | 8.1 | 4.5" | 2026-06-29 |
| Bon Homme County | 136 | 81 | 8 | 2" | 2026-06-28 |
| Clark County | 135 | 64 | 7.9 | 2.75" | 2026-06-03 |
| Davison County | 134 | 56 | 7.9 | 2.5" | 2026-06-09 |
| Potter County | 126 | 49 | 7.4 | 3" | 2026-06-15 |
| McCook County | 124 | 66 | 7.3 | 2.75" | 2026-06-28 |
| Faulk County | 121 | 60 | 7.1 | 3.5" | 2026-06-15 |
| Turner County | 119 | 63 | 7 | 1.75" | 2026-06-17 |
| Union County | 118 | 44 | 6.9 | 1.75" | 2026-05-31 |
| Campbell County | 116 | 50 | 6.8 | 2" | 2026-06-15 |
| Lake County | 116 | 55 | 7.3 | 2" | 2025-07-15 |
| Kingsbury County | 105 | 53 | 6.2 | 2.75" | 2026-06-09 |
| Clay County | 102 | 55 | 6 | 3" | 2026-06-28 |
| Douglas County | 102 | 50 | 6 | 2.75" | 2026-06-28 |
| Grant County | 100 | 60 | 5.9 | 2.75" | 2026-06-15 |
| Moody County | 91 | 35 | 5.4 | 2" | 2026-05-24 |
| Deuel County | 89 | 29 | 5.2 | 2" | 2026-06-10 |
| Sully County | 83 | 42 | 4.9 | 2.75" | 2026-06-15 |
| Jerauld County | 82 | 46 | 4.8 | 2.25" | 2026-06-04 |
| Buffalo County | 72 | 30 | 4.5 | 1.75" | 2025-08-16 |
| Sanborn County | 62 | 24 | 3.6 | 1.75" | 2026-06-17 |
| Hanson County | 54 | 29 | 3.2 | 2.75" | 2026-05-31 |
| Miner County | 50 | 26 | 2.9 | 2.75" | 2026-06-03 |
Where the biggest hail has fallen in South Dakota
| County | Largest hail on record | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|
| Lyman County | 8" | 110 |
| Butte County | 6" | 174 |
| Pennington County | 4.5" | 966 |
| Meade County | 4.5" | 445 |
| Jackson County | 4.5" | 133 |
| Lawrence County | 4.5" | 309 |
| Todd County | 4.5" | 123 |
| Hughes County | 4.5" | 82 |
| Mellette County | 4.5" | 63 |
| Custer County | 4.25" | 405 |
South Dakota storm season by month
Combined hail and severe wind reports by month, all counties, 15,017 reports.
All South Dakota counties (66)
Aurora County (147)Beadle County (235)Bennett County (194)Bon Homme County (136)Brookings County (156)Brown County (400)Brule County (152)Buffalo County (72)Butte County (394)Campbell County (116)Charles Mix County (221)Clark County (135)Clay County (102)Codington County (161)Corson County (281)Custer County (565)Davison County (134)Day County (176)Deuel County (89)Dewey County (242)Douglas County (102)Edmunds County (225)Fall River County (384)Faulk County (121)Grant County (100)Gregory County (154)Haakon County (276)Hamlin County (141)Hand County (251)Hanson County (54)Harding County (461)Hughes County (205)Hutchinson County (168)Hyde County (145)Jackson County (429)Jerauld County (82)Jones County (166)Kingsbury County (105)Lake County (116)Lawrence County (390)Lincoln County (173)Lyman County (334)Marshall County (151)McCook County (124)McPherson County (184)Meade County (831)Mellette County (137)Miner County (50)Minnehaha County (351)Moody County (91)Oglala Lakota County (399)Pennington County (1,392)Perkins County (405)Potter County (126)Roberts County (143)Sanborn County (62)Spink County (207)Stanley County (208)Sully County (83)Todd County (308)Tripp County (263)Turner County (119)Union County (118)Walworth County (202)Yankton County (144)Ziebach County (229)
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, U.S. public domain. Counties with no storm report on file do not have a page. Reference only — not for insurance or legal use.