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Hail dates in Brown County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Brown County on 37 days since 2016 (85 separate reports, 74 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.00" (softball) on August 23, 2020; the most recent hail was June 29, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Brown County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-08-05 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2025-07-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | — |
| 2025-07-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A caller stated the storm produced dime to penny sized hail, and that the hail had damaged crops. |
| 2024-07-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-02 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | — |
| 2024-05-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | — |
| 2023-09-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-08-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-05 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2022-07-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-06-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | The report of golf ball sized hail was submitted via social media with a photo. |
| 2022-04-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2021-08-28 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | A satellite depicted hail swath from a severe thunderstorm in Edmunds County continued into southern Brown County. The storm continued to the east across so… |
| 2021-08-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | — |
| 2021-08-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2021-06-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-08-23 | 4.00" (softball) | 2 | — |
| 2020-06-20 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | — |
| 2020-06-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2019-08-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-04 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2018-08-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-26 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-09-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | — |
| 2017-07-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | — |
| 2017-06-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-08-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2016-06-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 14 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2020 | 4 | 10 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 16 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Brown County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 173 reports since 2016, strongest 130 mph. 6 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-14 | 130 mph | 5 | Sixteen steel towers were downed by significant straight-line winds. |
| 2021-08-23 | 91 mph | 2 | — |
| 2021-08-22 | 90 mph | 9 | Large branches were downed and power poles were leaning from estimated 75 mph winds. |
| 2020-06-07 | 90 mph | 23 | Estimated ninety mph winds caused a partial loss of a barn's roof along with a collapsed wall. The winds also caused the collapse of a ma… |
| 2026-06-03 | 84 mph | 3 | A personal weather station in Frederick recorded a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 84 mph. |
| 2025-07-04 | 81 mph | 1 | A thunderstorm produced a measured wind gust of 81 mph at the Aberdeen Regional Airport Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS). |
| 2021-08-28 | 81 mph | 1 | Silos were dented and augers were blown over 100 feet from large hail and estimated 80 mph winds. |
| 2021-06-11 | 81 mph | 3 | A large cottonwood tree limb was broken off by estimated winds near 60 mph. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Brown County?
June 29, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.00" (softball) on August 23, 2020.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Dickey County, ND (33 mi) · Day County, SD (43 mi) · Edmunds County, SD (44 mi) · Spink County, SD (45 mi) · McPherson County, SD (49 mi) · Faulk County, SD (50 mi) · Sargent County, ND (51 mi) · La Moure County, ND (57 mi)
See also: South Dakota hail history by city · all counties