◆ FREEMAN, SD HAIL HISTORY · HUTCHINSON COUNTY
Freeman, SD hail history & hail map
Freeman, South Dakota has had 9 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (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
9Hail events in the past 5 years
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Freeman, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Freeman
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| May 29, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| May 11, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Freeman (43.353, -97.429) 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.