◆ EAST SIOUX FALLS, SD HAIL HISTORY · MINNEHAHA COUNTY
East Sioux Falls, SD hail history & hail map
East Sioux Falls, South Dakota has had 16 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: May 25, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
16Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.25″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over East Sioux Falls, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in East Sioux Falls
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 24, 2026 | 0.50″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| May 17, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | 3 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 2 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 0.50″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 4, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 5, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| May 30, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 4 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| May 29, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over East Sioux Falls (43.550, -96.630) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.