Hail events in Minnehaha County, South Dakota The hail events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 504 hail events on record for Minnehaha County, South Dakota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 31 May 2026.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 102 hail events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles ENE of PUMPKIN CENTER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles ESE of HUMBOLDT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles SSW of HUMBOLDT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles WSW of HUMBOLDT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles ESE of PUMPKIN CENTER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NW of BRANDON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile W of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At HARTFORD
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NE of VALLEY SPGS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of ELLIS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
3 miles W of EAST SIOUX FALLS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles WSW of EAST SIOUX FALLS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
3 miles ESE of SIOUX FALLS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile SSE of SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
3 miles W of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles W of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles WSW of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of HARTFORD
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
6 miles E of PUMPKIN CENTER
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NNW of EAST SIOUX FALLS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NNW of EAST SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of ELLIS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles WSW of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NW of SOUTH SIOUX FALLS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles ESE of HARTFORD
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.
Hail events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 1980s | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 1990s | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 56 |
| 2000s | 15 | 38 | 62 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 220 |
| 2010s | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 93 |
| 2020s | 2 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 16 (part of the year) | 81 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb1 event
- Mar8 events
- Apr55 events
- May118 events
- Jun133 events
- Jul83 events
- Aug71 events
- Sep20 events
- Oct7 events
- Nov8 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 224 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 186 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 84 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 9 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 1 |
When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Minnehaha | All counties of South Dakota | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 504 | 16,984 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 62.5 | 22.4 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 25.2 | 189.7 | 12.8 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More hail events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.50 in | $675 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $3.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 1 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $4.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.50 in | $4.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 161 of the 504 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Sioux Falls, SD (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Minnehaha County, South Dakota". https://countyhazards.com/county/sd/minnehaha/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Minnehaha County?
- June has 133 of the 504 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many hail events are on record for South Dakota?
- NCEI has 17,011 hail events on record for South Dakota from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Minnehaha County compare with the other counties of South Dakota?
- The counties of South Dakota have 22.4 hail events for each 100 square miles. Minnehaha County has 62.5.
- How large is the hail on record for Minnehaha County?
- 94 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.