South Dakota hail map — May 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city on May 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Rapid City.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in South Dakota
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, 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 May 26, 2024
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on May 26, 2024
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained observers 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 Spotter19 S Quinn, SD2:28 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public11 ESE Fairburn, SD2:42 PM CDTCuster County
Hail continued for about 10 minutes. Hail covered the ground. Largest Ping Pong Ball Size. Lots of Nickel Size Hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public9 W Hermosa, SD12:40 PM CDTCuster County
time estimated from radar
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter4 NNW Fairburn, SD1:16 PM CDTCuster County
Hailed for 5 minutes. Largest was nickel sized.
- 0.75″ penny size PublicMount Rushmore, SD12:14 PM CDTPennington County
mPING report
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter2 WSW Hayward, SD12:40 PM CDTPennington County
Accumulating Pea to Dime size hail covering the ground.
- 0.70″ penny size Park/Forest Srvc1 N Rockyford, SD3:07 PM CDTOglala Lakota County
Hail fell for about 5 minutes
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter5 NNW Fairburn, SD1:24 PM CDTCuster County
Accumulating hail. Half inch hail covering the ground.
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.
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South Dakota hail on May 26, 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.