STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
South Dakota hail reports, last 90 days.
185 preliminary hail reports on 26 days, 58 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Oct 8. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in South Dakota before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | 05:32 UTC | 1.50" | Alcester | Union |
| Oct 8 | 04:18 UTC | 1.50" | 6 SW Beresford | Clay |
| Oct 8 | 03:44 UTC | 1.00" | 8 S Alcester | Union |
| Sep 28 | 21:46 UTC | 1.00" | 10 N Belle Fourche | Butte |
| Sep 11 | 00:05 UTC | 1.25" | 1 SE Toronto | Deuel |
| Sep 11 | 00:03 UTC | 1.50" | 6 NNE White | Brookings |
| Sep 11 | 00:00 UTC | 1.25" | Toronto | Deuel |
| Sep 7 | 23:53 UTC | 1.25" | 2 N Lake Andes | Charles Mix |
| Sep 7 | 04:00 UTC | 1.00" | Tabor | Bon Homme |
| Sep 5 | 21:25 UTC | 1.50" | 4 N Klein Ranch | Corson |
| Sep 4 | 08:06 UTC | 1.50" | Ethan | Davison |
| Sep 4 | 08:00 UTC | 1.50" | Ethan | Davison |
| Sep 4 | 05:35 UTC | 1.00" | 8 W Wessington Springs | Jerauld |
| Sep 1 | 23:25 UTC | 1.00" | 2 NNE Marty | Charles Mix |
| Sep 1 | 23:18 UTC | 1.75" | 1 WSW Marty | Charles Mix |
| Sep 1 | 22:44 UTC | 1.25" | 4 E Ravinia | Charles Mix |
| Sep 1 | 22:18 UTC | 2.75" | Pickstown | Charles Mix |
| Sep 1 | 22:07 UTC | 1.00" | Pickstown | Charles Mix |
| Sep 1 | 22:05 UTC | 1.00" | 4 SSW Pickstown | Gregory |
| Sep 1 | 21:53 UTC | 2.50" | 8 WSW Pickstown | Gregory |
| Sep 1 | 21:40 UTC | 1.00" | Fairfax | Gregory |
| Sep 1 | 03:30 UTC | 1.00" | Tyndall | Bon Homme |
| Sep 1 | 00:47 UTC | 1.00" | 7 SW Springfield | Bon Homme |
| Sep 1 | 00:42 UTC | 2.00" | 8 WSW Springfield | Bon Homme |
| Aug 30 | 21:10 UTC | 1.00" | Camp Crook | Harding |
| Aug 29 | 22:50 UTC | 1.50" | 9 SW Bowdle | Walworth |
| Aug 29 | 22:30 UTC | 1.50" | 5 SW Bowdle | Walworth |
| Aug 29 | 08:35 UTC | 1.50" | 4 NE Verdon | Brown |
| Aug 29 | 05:40 UTC | 1.25" | 3 SSW Whitlocks Bay Rec | Potter |
| Aug 29 | 03:47 UTC | 1.50" | 7 S Vayland | Hand |
| Aug 29 | 03:15 UTC | 1.75" | 4 NE Miller Dale Colony | Hand |
| Aug 29 | 02:27 UTC | 1.00" | 5 SSW Orient | Hand |
| Aug 29 | 02:00 UTC | 1.00" | Gettysburg | Potter |
| Aug 29 | 00:14 UTC | 1.75" | Eureka | McPherson |
| Aug 27 | 21:32 UTC | 1.00" | Oelrichs | Fall River |
| Aug 27 | 21:25 UTC | 1.25" | 3 NW Oelrichs | Fall River |
| Aug 24 | 08:40 UTC | 1.00" | Ramona | Lake |
| Aug 24 | 01:30 UTC | 1.75" | 3 NE Mound City | Campbell |
| Aug 24 | 01:16 UTC | 3.00" | 4 WNW Mound City | Campbell |
| Aug 24 | 01:09 UTC | 2.75" | 4 W Mound City | Campbell |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in South Dakota.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductiblesecondary source
SDCL § 37-24-50: no contractor providing residential roofing goods and services may advertise or promise to pay or rebate all or part of an applicable insurance deductible. [SECONDARY] NICB 'State Roofing Contractor Laws Compendium' (undated; retrieved from lcc.mn.gov 2026-08-15). Citation not checked against the primary text this pass — and the… Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for South Dakota. This pack does not assert where South Dakota draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the South Dakota Division of Insurance in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or advise the homeowner… Full entry and sources →
Licence
Local only Full entry and sources →
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