South Dakota hail map — July 30, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city on July 30, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Sioux Falls.

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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 July 30, 2024
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on July 30, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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 PublicSalem, SD3:12 AM CDTMcCook County
Reports of ping pong ball to golf ball size hail in Salem. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter8 ESE Saint Francis, SD5:30 PM CDTTodd County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter12 S Faith, SD5:49 PM CDTMeade County
Hail covered the ground. About an inch and half of rain as well.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Fire Dept/Rescue10 WNW Philip, SD7:32 PM CDTHaakon County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SE Mitchell, SD7:46 AM CDTDavison County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter7 SE Saint Francis, SD5:33 PM CDTTodd County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 W Reliance, SD6:11 AM CDTLyman County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter8 NNE White Lake, SD6:57 AM CDTAurora County
Hail started out like ice cubes, but then got smaller as the rain got heavier. Rainfall up to 710 am was 0.14 inch, but it was still raining.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 NE Mount Vernon, SD7:33 AM CDTDavison County
Hail up to the size of quarters. Small hail would break up when hitting the ground or deck, but larger stones would not.
- 0.88″ penny size CO-OP Observer4 ENE Salem, SD3:25 AM CDTMcCook County
Lots of half inch to nickel sized hail.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 W Mitchell, SD7:41 AM CDTDavison County
In addition to hail up to the size of nickels, wind gusts around 50 mph stripped a lots of leaves off elm trees.
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 NE Harrisburg, SD5:04 AM CDTLincoln County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
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 July 30, 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 Sioux Falls. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.