South Dakota hail map — July 2, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 South Dakota cities on July 2, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Rapid City.
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- Cities hit
- 4
- in South Dakota
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- 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 2, 2026
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on July 2, 2026
12 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter7 SSW Gann Valley, SD2:30 PM CDTBuffalo County
Photo relayed via text, included spotter ruler card.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public10 NNE Pukwana, SD1:56 PM CDTBrule County
Severe damage to gutters on home.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public7 WNW Gann Valley, SD3:41 PM CDTBuffalo County
report relayed via EM, golf ball to baseball size hail with heavy rain. Location and time estimated.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained SpotterShadehill, SD6:27 PM CDTPerkins County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public10 NNE Pukwana, SD2:10 PM CDTBrule County
Extended period of hail with continued larger hail at times.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NE Chamberlain, SD1:35 PM CDTBrule County
Windshields broken on two vehicles.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter7 SSW Gann Valley, SD2:15 PM CDTBuffalo County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser8 WSW Union Center, SD6:49 PM CDTMeade County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 WNW New Underwood, SD10:35 PM CDTPennington County
Reported via social media. Time estimated based on radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public4 WNW Mount Vernon, SD4:54 PM CDTAurora County
Report via social media. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 SE Union Center, SD7:16 PM CDTMeade County
Mainly pea to dime.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 N New Underwood, SD10:45 PM CDTMeade County
Reported via social media. Time estimated based on radar.
Showing the 12 largest of 26 hail reports filed that day.
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 2, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 South Dakota cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Rapid City. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.