◆ ELLIS, SD HAIL HISTORY · MINNEHAHA COUNTY
Ellis, SD hail history & hail map
Ellis, South Dakota has had 15 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.25″ (Golf 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
15Hail events in the past 5 years
2.25″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.25″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Ellis, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Ellis
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| May 17, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 4 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 6 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 3 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | 0.88″ Nickel | 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Jul 5, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 21, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 30, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 6 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| May 29, 2022 | 2.25″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.25″ · 10 ground reports (max 2.25″) |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Ellis (43.530, -96.840) 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.