Hail and tornadoes in Edmunds County, SD
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Edmunds County, SD on 63 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jul 28, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 14 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 260 hail reports in Edmunds County, SD on 115 days, 16 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Bowdle, on Tue, Aug 5, 2025.
By decade: 1990s: 29 · 2000s: 106 · 2010s: 86 · 2020s: 39
Tornadoes since 1950
16 tornadoes have touched Edmunds County, SD since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF4 · 3.86 mi long, 1,200 yd wide · near Bowdle
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF2 · 6.74 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Ipswich Taylor Airport
- Wed, Jul 18, 2001 · F2 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Bowdle
- Sat, Aug 23, 2014 · EF1 · 1.46 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Ipswich Taylor Airport
- Sat, Apr 23, 2022 · EF0 · 0.03 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hosmer
Most recent
- Sat, Apr 23, 2022 · EF0 · 0.03 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hosmer
- Sat, May 28, 2016 · EF0 · 0.09 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Bowdle
- Sat, May 28, 2016 · EF0 · 0.06 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Bowdle
- Sat, Aug 23, 2014 · EF1 · 1.46 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Ipswich Taylor Airport
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF2 · 6.74 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Ipswich Taylor Airport
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF0 · 0.19 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Beebe
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF0 · 0.21 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Beebe
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF0 · 0.28 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Gretna
- Sat, May 22, 2010 · EF4 · 3.86 mi long, 1,200 yd wide · near Bowdle
- Sun, Jun 26, 2005 · F0 · 10 yd wide · near Ipswich
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Hosmer, SD)
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (6 ESE Roscoe, SD)
- 1 in (6 SE Roscoe, SD)
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Sep 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2.75 in (10 S Bowdle, SD)
- 1.75 in (10 S Bowdle, SD)
- 1 in (4 ENE Hoven, SD)
- Sun, Aug 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NW Loyalton, SD)
- 1.5 in (7 NW Cresbard, SD)
- Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Bowdle, SD)
- Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 4, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 N Roscoe, SD)
- 1.25 in (5 SW Loyalton, SD)
- 1 in (8 ENE Norbeck, SD)
- 2 in (6 N Onaka, SD)
- 1.5 in (9 SE Bowdle, SD)
- Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 N MINA, SD)
- Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (6 N IPSWICH, SD)
- 1 in (4 ESE PEMBROOK COLONY, SD)
- Sun, Jul 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (ROSCOE, SD)
- Sat, May 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 S ROSCOE, SD)
- Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 NE LOYALTON, SD)
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (5 SW IPSWICH, SD)
- 1 in (3 S ROSCOE, SD)
- 1 in (4 N CRAVENS CORNER, SD)
- 2.5 in (7 SSW MINA, SD)
- Sun, Aug 22, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (5 NNE LOYALTON, SD)
- 1 in (4 E CRAVENS CORNER, SD)
- Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NNE TOLSTOY, SD)
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.