StormProof → state hail → South Dakota 2019
South Dakota hail, 2019
390 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ statewide across 58 storm days, the largest 3.00" in LAWRENCE County on July 17, 2019.
Most-hit counties, 2019
| County / zone | ≥1″ reports |
|---|---|
| PENNINGTON | 62 |
| LAWRENCE | 32 |
| MEADE | 25 |
| CUSTER | 20 |
| OGLALA LAKOTA | 17 |
| FALL RIVER | 17 |
Also on file for 2019: 368 severe thunderstorm-wind events (≥50 kt ≈ 58 mph) statewide.
Metro detail: Rapid City · Sioux Falls
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Source: NCEI Storm Events Database, vintage c20260527, hail events with magnitude ≥1.00″. 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.