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Beadle County, SD hail & severe wind history
235 storm reports on file for Beadle County between 2010-04-01 and 2026-06-17 — 114 hail and 121 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 13.8 reports a year, and Jul is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 4, 2026 — 0.75" (penny), 7.96 mi NNE of (Hon)Huron Arpt. Last quarter-size (1") or larger: Jun 4, 2026, 2".
- Hail was reported on 43 days since 2010 — about 2.5 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Jun 4, 2026.
- Beadle County has more hail reports than 75% of the 66 South Dakota counties we cover.
Search every Beadle County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Beadle County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-03 | 16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 78 mph |
| 2010-06-26 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2025-07-23 | 9 | — | 82 mph |
| 2026-06-04 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) | 71 mph |
| 2022-05-12 | 8 | 1" (quarter) | 90 mph |
| 2016-07-05 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) | 60 mph |
| 2015-06-19 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2013-06-21 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 87 mph |
| 2017-06-11 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 81 mph |
| 2022-07-05 | 6 | — | 96 mph |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | 2" hen egg | .49 mi W of Yale | No narrative filed |
| 2026-06-04 | 2.75" baseball | 4.03 mi ENE of Yale | Photo showed hail of various size from golf ball to baseball size. |
| 2022-04-22 | 2" hen egg | 2.13 mi SSW of Wessington | While mostly small hail fell, some hailstones were up to 2 inches in diameter. Rainfall totaled around one inch. |
| 2017-07-19 | 2.5" tennis ball | 7.85 mi SSW of Cavour | Hail to tennis ball size. |
| 2016-07-22 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Hitchcock | Large hail caused damage to vehicles and crops. The amount of damage was not known. |
| 2016-07-05 | 2.75" baseball | 3.62 mi NW of Virgil | Large hail damaged vehicles and crops. The amount of property and crop damage was not known. |
| 2016-07-05 | 2" hen egg | 2.81 mi S of Wolsey | Large hail caused suspected crop damage, but the amount of crop damage was not known. |
| 2012-06-13 | 2.5" tennis ball | .69 mi N of Wolsey | Large hail dented vehicles, broke windshields, and damaged roofs. There was also an unknown amount of crop damage. |
When does hail hit Beadle County?
Across 17 years of records, July produced the most reports (80), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 1 | 0.4% |
| April | 7 | 3.0% |
| May | 21 | 8.9% |
| June | 79 | 33.6% |
| July | 80 | 34.0% |
| August | 43 | 18.3% |
| September | 4 | 1.7% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Beadle County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Hand County, SD | 251 | 2.75" |
| Spink County, SD | 207 | 4" |
| Clark County, SD | 135 | 2.75" |
| Kingsbury County, SD | 105 | 2.75" |
| Jerauld County, SD | 82 | 2.25" |
| Sanborn County, SD | 62 | 1.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Beadle County
- How often does it hail in Beadle County?
- Hail was reported on 43 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.5 days a year, with July the busiest month for storm reports. 87 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 46005). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.