South Dakota hail map — September 15, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city on September 15, 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 September 15, 2024
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on September 15, 2024
7 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee2 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD11:24 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 ENE Dwtn Rapid City, SD11:25 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD11:25 PM CDTPennington County
Copious amounts of hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD11:30 PM CDTPennington County
mPING report
- 0.88″ penny size CoCoRaHS6 W Hermosa, SD10:55 PM CDTCuster County
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 W Hermosa, SD11:05 PM CDTCuster County
Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph.
- 0.75″ penny size Storm Chaser3 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD11:26 PM CDTPennington 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.
Hail elsewhere on September 15, 2024
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South Dakota hail on September 15, 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.