South Dakota hail map — April 25, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city on April 25, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Rapid City.

- Cities hit
- 1
- in South Dakota
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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South Dakota cities hit on April 25, 2024
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on April 25, 2024
10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 SE Wind Cave Visitors, SD3:58 PM CDTCuster County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter5 SE Wind Cave Visitors, SD3:58 PM CDTCuster County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter5 ESE Elm Springs, SD5:00 PM CDTMeade County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 NW Buffalo Gap, SD4:09 PM CDTCuster County
Drifts of hail
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter7 NE Smithwick, SD4:27 PM CDTFall River County
- 0.88″ penny size Public11 N Dewey, SD1:51 PM CDTCuster County
- 0.88″ penny size Park/Forest SrvcWind Cave Visitors Cent, SD3:56 PM CDTCuster County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter15 SSW Red Shirt, SD5:05 PM CDTOglala Lakota County
- 0.75″ penny size Public3 ESE Dwtn Rapid City, SD3:29 PM CDTPennington County
mPING report
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter5 NNW Fairburn, SD4:19 PM CDTCuster County
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Other states hit on April 25, 2024
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South Dakota hail on April 25, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Rapid City. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.