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Lennox, 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 Lennox city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 98 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-07-29.
- 34 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-28.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Tornado | EF0 | 8.9 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | 5.6 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | 8.8 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.9 mi |
| 2024-07-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.7 mi |
| 2024-07-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.8 mi |
2025-07-29: “Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Parker.”
2025-07-28: “Thunderstorm winds caused roof and wall damage to an outbuilding and destroyed two other barns, as well as broke glass in farmhouse windows. Multiple large limbs were snapped off trees.”
2025-07-28: “Drone images confirmed what was observed on Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 with a narrow path of downed crops, which started around 8 miles east-southeast of Davis west of 486th Avenue around one-third of a mile south of 287th Street. The tornado raced southeast for a little less than 2 miles before ”
Disputing a claim at a Lennox address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
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