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Sioux Falls hail season 2002
27 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 10 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2002 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2002, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2002 | 5 | 1.75" | MINNEHAHA, MOODY |
| April 16, 2002 | 5 | 1.00" | MINNEHAHA, MOODY |
| May 26, 2002 | 4 | 1.25" | TURNER, MINNEHAHA |
| August 16, 2002 | 3 | 1.75" | LYON, MINNEHAHA |
| June 17, 2002 | 3 | 1.75" | LINCOLN, MINNEHAHA |
When it fell
Apr 7 · May 9 · Jun 6 · Jul 1 · Aug 4
Wind context: the record also holds 14 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2002 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Sioux Falls claim from 2002?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Sioux Falls anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.