Hail map for Rapid City, SD — June 22, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Rapid City on June 22, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 50%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 2.1 mi away · Trained Spotter
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 50% over Rapid City that day — moderate: severe hail likely reached the ground somewhere nearby. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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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What people on the ground measured in Rapid City, SD on June 22, 2026
9 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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 Spotter2 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 2.1 mi away6:52 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 3.3 mi away6:59 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicDwtn Rapid City, SD · 0.1 mi away6:58 PM CDTPennington County
Several social media reports and photos of hail as large as nickels and quarters across Rapid City. Time estimated.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SW Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 1.2 mi away6:58 PM CDTPennington County
Between Skyline Dr and the Mountain View Cemetary area. Some stones still quarter size an hour after the storm. Time estimated.
- 1.00″ quarter size Official NWS Obs1 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 1.3 mi away6:59 PM CDTPennington County
At NWS Rapid City office.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SSE Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 2.4 mi away7:15 PM CDTPennington County
mPING report.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 2.5 mi away6:56 PM CDTPennington County
Hail of at least quarter size covered the ground near Dew Drop Laundromat. Photos and videos recieved via social media. Time estimated based on radar.
- 0.88″ penny size Public3 SSE Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 2.4 mi away7:10 PM CDTPennington County
Hail estimated at nickel size on the south side of Rapid City near the Parkview Softball Complex. Photo via social media. Time estimated.
- 0.88″ penny size Storm Chaser3 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD · 2.8 mi away6:58 PM CDTPennington County
Via Spotter Network.
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.
Rapid City hail on June 22, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Rapid City that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.