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Sioux Falls hail season 2014
37 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2014 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2014, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2014 | 16 | 1.75" | LINCOLN, MINNEHAHA |
| June 5, 2014 | 14 | 2.00" | SIOUX, LYON, LINCOLN, MINNEHAHA |
| June 14, 2014 | 2 | 1.75" | LINCOLN |
| May 8, 2014 | 2 | 1.00" | LINCOLN, ROCK |
| August 23, 2014 | 1 | 1.00" | MINNEHAHA |
“Golf ball size hail, accompanied by damaging winds, dented vehicles, damaged siding & roofs, and broke windows on vehicles and buildings. The amount of damage was not known.”
— NWS event narrative, June 16, 2014 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 3 · Jun 32 · Jul 1 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 8 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2014 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Sioux Falls claim from 2014?
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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.