◆ PRAIRIE CITY, SD HAIL HISTORY · PERKINS COUNTY
Prairie City, SD hail history & hail map
Prairie City, South Dakota has had 4 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: Aug 17, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
4Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Prairie City, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Prairie City
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | Radar 2.50″ · 1 ground report (max 2.00″) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 1.85″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.85″) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Prairie City (45.630, -102.640) 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.