Hail events in Yankton 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 256 hail events on record for Yankton County, South Dakota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 29 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 45 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jun 29 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of MISSION HILL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SW of NAPA

May 24 2026

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles WSW of MAYFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NNW of UTICA

Jul 7 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles WSW of JAMESVILLE

Jun 29 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of LESTERVILLE

Jun 27 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of UTICA

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NNW of YANKTON

Jun 16 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of YANKTON

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of YANKTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of NAPA

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles WSW of UTICA

Apr 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of (YKN)CHAN GURNEY ARP

Aug 10 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of LESTERVILLE. Damage estimate: $230 thousand

Jul 21 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of VALLEY VIEW. Damage estimate: $700 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles ENE of VALLEY VIEW

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of GAYVILLE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NW of GAYVILLE

Jul 12 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SW of TALMO

Jul 10 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles SW of UTICA. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Jul 3 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of UTICA

Jun 24 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of (YKN)CHAN GURNEY ARP. Damage estimate: $321 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles N of (YKN)CHAN GURNEY ARP

Aug 1 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles W of YANKTON

Jun 25 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of TALMO. Damage estimate: $8 thousand

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

Hail events on record for Yankton County by year, 1950 to 2026
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	1	0	0	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	8
1980s	2	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	12
1990s	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	3	1	9	26
2000s	10	5	28	7	32	4	5	8	14	18	131
2010s	5	7	0	4	4	7	5	11	0	0	43
2020s	2	0	8	10	0	9	4 (part of the year)				33

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
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr10 events
May56 events
Jun66 events
Jul52 events
Aug45 events
Sep21 events
Oct6 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Yankton County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	108
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	91
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	53
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Yankton County beside the total of the counties of South Dakota and of the United States
Measure	Yankton	All counties of South Dakota	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	256	16,984	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	49.1	22.4	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	109.9	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

Hail events on record for Yankton County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
15 Jun 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2022	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Apr 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Jul 2020	Hail	0.88 in	$250 thousand	County
9 Jun 2020	Hail	1.75 in	$514 thousand	County
21 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Aug 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Aug 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jul 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Aug 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Aug 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 Aug 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$2.0 million	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
22 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Aug 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	2.50 in	$12 million	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$3.0 million	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$500 thousand	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
9 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Sep 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 May 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2006	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
16 Jun 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Oct 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Oct 2001	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Jul 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Sep 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jul 1997	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
6 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Sep 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Sep 1995	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
2 Sep 1995	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	$50	County
7 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	$50	County
7 Jul 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Aug 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Sep 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 1986	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Sep 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 May 1980	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
29 May 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 1979	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 1979	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jul 1978	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
5 Jul 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 1977	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Jun 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 1967	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jul 1956	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 187 of the 256 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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Yankton County, South Dakota". https://countyhazards.com/county/sd/yankton/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Yankton County?: June has 66 of the 256 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 Yankton County compare with the other counties of South Dakota?: The counties of South Dakota have 22.4 hail events for each 100 square miles. Yankton County has 49.1.
How large is the hail on record for Yankton County?: 57 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.