◆ HEREFORD, SD HAIL HISTORY · MEADE COUNTY
Hereford, SD hail history & hail map
Hereford, South Dakota has had 5 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: Jun 28, 2025. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
5Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Hereford, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Hereford
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | Radar 1.75″ · 1 ground report (max 2.50″) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| May 12, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Hereford (44.400, -102.880) 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.