Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 3:59 PM CST to 4:01 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 5.75 mi WSW of Tripp
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -98.070
Hail in South Dakota, May 24, 2026
A weak wave in northwest flow aloft enhanced the low-level jet into southeast South Dakota with moisture and better deep-layer shear arriving by late day near a weak frontal boundary. With mixed-layer instability from 1500-2200 J/kg and marginally supportive deep layer shear of 40-45 kts, isolated supercells developed with mainly hail from stronger cells up to 2 inches in diameter.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
A weak wave in northwest flow aloft enhanced the low-level jet into southeast South Dakota with moisture and better deep-layer shear arriving by late day near a weak frontal boundary. With mixed-layer instability from 1500-2200 J/kg and marginally supportive deep layer shear of 40-45 kts, isolated supercells developed with mainly hail from stronger cells up to 2 inches in diameter.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
Event by event
22 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 4:26 PM CST to 4:29 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 0.69 mi N of Tripp
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -97.970
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 4:40 PM CST to 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3.79 mi ENE of Tripp
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 43.240, -97.900
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 4:55 PM CST to 4:57 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 2.94 mi NNE of Kaylor
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 43.220, -97.830
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 4:58 PM CST to 5:01 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 4.09 mi ENE of Kaylor
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 43.210, -97.780
Hail, McCook
- When
- May 24, 5:35 PM CST to 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- McCook County, 6 mi E of Canistota
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -97.180
Hail, Bon Homme
- When
- May 24, 5:48 PM CST to 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme County, 0.5 mi E of Scotland
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -97.720
Hail, Bon Homme
- When
- May 24, 5:51 PM CST to 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme County, 4.86 mi S of Scotland
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -97.720
Hail, Moody
- When
- May 24, 5:53 PM CST to 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Moody County, 0.99 mi W of Sioux Falls Jct
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -96.690
Hail, Yankton
- When
- May 24, 6:47 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, 3.6 mi NNW of Utica
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -97.500
Hail, Minnehaha
- When
- May 24, 6:51 PM CST to 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County, Hartford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.630, -96.950
Hail, Moody
- When
- May 24, 6:52 PM CST to 6:59 PM CST
- Where
- Moody County, 0.99 mi W of Flandreau
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -96.600
Hail for several minutes varying from penny to nickel to quarter size.
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 7:01 PM CST to 7:03 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3.59 mi E of Menno
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.220, -97.510
Hail, Yankton
- When
- May 24, 7:10 PM CST to 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, 4.54 mi WSW of Mayfield
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -97.400
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 24, 7:39 PM CST to 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 0.5 mi E of Irene
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -97.160
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 24, 8:05 PM CST to 8:08 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, Freeman
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -97.430
Hail, Turner
- When
- May 24, 8:38 PM CST to 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Turner County, 1.71 mi SE of Parker
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -97.110
Hail, McCook
- When
- May 24, 9:18 PM CST to 9:21 PM CST
- Where
- McCook County, 3.25 mi SE of Canistota
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -97.250
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 24, 9:27 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 0.69 mi S of Harrisburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -96.700
Hail, Minnehaha
- When
- May 24, 10:11 PM CST to 10:14 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County, 6.17 mi ESE of Pumpkin Center
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 43.530, -96.960
Hail, Minnehaha
- When
- May 24, 10:30 PM CST to 10:32 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County, 0.5 mi W of South Sioux Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -96.760
Hail, Minnehaha
- When
- May 24, 10:40 PM CST to 10:43 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County, 1.22 mi NW of Brandon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.590, -96.620
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1343999, 1344000, 1344001, 1344002, 1344004, 1344009, 1344005, 1344006, 1344010, 1344007, 1344008, 1344011, 1344012, 1344013, 1344022, 1344014, 1344020, 1344021, 1344017, 1344019, 1344015, 1344018.