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Kingsbury County, SD hail & severe wind history
105 storm reports on file for Kingsbury County between 2010-06-22 and 2026-06-09 — 53 hail and 52 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 6.2 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 4, 2026 — 1.5" (ping pong ball), 0.49 mi W of Osceola.
- Hail was reported on 30 days since 2010 — about 1.8 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Jun 18, 2012.
- Kingsbury County has more hail reports than 22% of the 66 South Dakota counties we cover.
Search every Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-18 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) | 70 mph |
| 2026-06-09 | 7 | — | 83 mph |
| 2017-07-17 | 6 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2010-06-26 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2023-08-10 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2022-05-12 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 100 mph |
| 2025-08-05 | 3 | 0.88" (nickel) | — |
| 2025-08-16 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2020-08-28 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2010-06-22 | 3 | — | 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-18 | 2.75" baseball | 9 mi NW of De Smet | Large hail up to baseball size caused an unknown amount of damage to vehicles, windows, roofs, and crops over a long path. |
| 2012-06-18 | 2.75" baseball | 2.55 mi SW of Erwin | Large hail continued to cause vehicle and crop damage along a path several miles long. The amount of damage was not known. |
| 2010-06-26 | 2.75" baseball | 4.01 mi W of De Smet | Widespread large hail, with numerous stones to baseball size, fell along a narrow path several miles long which included the town of De Smet. The hail heavily damaged numerous vehicles, denting vehicle bodies and smashing or cracking windows, and also heavily damaged roofs on homes and other buildings. Damage to sidin… |
| 2010-06-26 | 2.75" baseball | 1.63 mi ENE of Lake Preston | Large hail varied from quarter to baseball size. The hail damaged several vehicles, but the amount of damage was not known. |
When does hail hit Kingsbury County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (37), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 2 | 1.9% |
| April | 0 | 0.0% |
| May | 12 | 11.4% |
| June | 37 | 35.2% |
| July | 27 | 25.7% |
| August | 25 | 23.8% |
| September | 0 | 0.0% |
| October | 2 | 1.9% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Kingsbury County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Beadle County, SD | 235 | 2.75" |
| Brookings County, SD | 156 | 3" |
| Hamlin County, SD | 141 | 2.75" |
| Clark County, SD | 135 | 2.75" |
| Lake County, SD | 116 | 2" |
| Sanborn County, SD | 62 | 1.75" |
| Miner County, SD | 50 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Kingsbury County
- How often does it hail in Kingsbury County?
- Hail was reported on 30 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 1.8 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 38 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 46077). 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.