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HailEvidenceLesterville, SD → 2026-05-24

Did it hail in Lesterville, SD on May 24, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Lesterville, SD on May 24, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

4hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball

Every recorded report near Lesterville on 2026-05-24

Distances are from the Lesterville city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 4.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
4.6 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 00:47 UTC 4 N Utica, Yankton SPC · preliminary
7.1 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 23:51 UTC 5 S Scotland, Bon Homme SPC · preliminary
7.1 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 00:06 UTC 5 S Scotland, Bon Homme SPC · preliminary
9.7 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 01:10 UTC 5 WSW Mayfield, Yankton SPC · preliminary

4.6 mi, hail: “(FSD)”

7.1 mi, hail: “Corrects previous hail report from 5 S Scotland. Off duty NSSL employee reported ping pong ball size hail. (FSD)”

7.1 mi, hail: “Off duty NSSL employee reported ping pong ball size hail. (FSD)”

9.7 mi, hail: “(FSD)”

Was your property hit on 2026-05-24?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

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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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12