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Burke, SD hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Burke city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 41 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 101 mph, most recent 2025-08-13.
- 11 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-28.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 8.7 mi |
| 2025-08-03 | Hail | 1.00" | 8 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Hail | 1.75" | 0.2 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Tornado | EF0 | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Hail | 1.25" | 6.1 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 8.7 mi |
| 2025-06-28 | Hail | 0.88" | 5.2 mi |
| 2025-06-28 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.2 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.2 mi |
| 2024-08-25 | Hail | 1.75" | 5.7 mi |
2025-08-13: “Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 62 mph were measured by a personal weather station.”
2025-07-28: “Hail occurred for 15 minutes, as size varied from quarters to golf balls. Most hail was quarter to half-dollar size.”
2025-07-28: “A storm chaser documented the initial touchdown of a tornado less than one mile northwest of Lucas, SD a bit southeast of the intersection of 283rd Street and 347th Avenue. The tornado then tracked southeast for around one mile, narrowly missing the town of Lucas but uprooting three large pine trees”
Storm-day records for Burke — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Burke has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Burke, SD on July 6, 2026 — up to 1.00"
- Hail in Burke, SD on May 17, 2026 — up to 1.25"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25