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Hail in Fall River County, South Dakota
380 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 380 hail events in Fall River County, South Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 52 years.
June is the busiest month, with 148 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 252 events against 94 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 17,011 hail events recorded in South Dakota; its 21.8 per 100 square miles compares with 22.4 statewide.
119 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.25 inches (softball size).
Compared with South Dakota
| Measure | Fall River County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 380 | 17,011 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.8 | 22.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 527.6 | 190.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
5May
50Jun
148Jul
120Aug
54Sep
3Oct
0Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 198 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 380. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Hail | 2.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2013 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 4.25 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Hail | 2.00 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Hail | 2.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 4.25 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 2.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Hail | 2.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 2.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 2.00 in | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Hail | 3.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $500 | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1982 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1982 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1982 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1973 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1971 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1963 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1959 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1959 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Fall River County had?
380 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Fall River County?
27 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Fall River County?
The hail of 19 Jun 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Fall River County compare with South Dakota for hail?
21.8 events per 100 square miles against 22.4 statewide; the county holds 380 of the state's 17,011 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.