HailEvidence → hail history → Yale, SD
Yale, 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 Yale city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 54 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 104 mph, most recent 2025-08-14.
- 13 tornado events, most recent 2022-06-20.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 3.9 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Hail | 0.88" | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-07-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 4.4 mi |
| 2024-06-02 | Hail | 1.00" | 8 mi |
| 2023-06-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2022-07-05 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 5.1 mi |
| 2022-07-05 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 4.4 mi |
| 2022-07-05 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 3.7 mi |
| 2022-06-20 | Hail | 1.75" | 1.3 mi |
| 2022-06-20 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.3 mi |
2025-08-14: “Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a south side barn door and roof.”
2025-04-28: “Hail was mostly pea size, but some stones were as large as nickels.”
2024-07-14: “Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 64 mph at 230 am CST at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Cavour.”
Disputing a claim at a Yale 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.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12