137
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Campbell County, South Dakota: 137 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #1,030 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Campbell County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Campbell County is the 2000s, when 58 of the county's 137 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Campbell County archive, hail makes up 49.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,030 for this hazard and #54 within South Dakota, putting it in the 66.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Campbell County with 46 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1990 | 5 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | ARTAS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | POLLOCK | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | POLLOCK | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | POLLOCK | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | MOUND CITY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | HERREID MUNI ARPT | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | ARTAS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | MOUND CITY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | HERREID MUNI ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | MOUND CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Campbell County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golfball size hail combined with strong winds of over 50 miles an hour lasted for nearly one half hour. One hundred percent of the crops in the area were destroyed. Some paint was stripped off a farmhouse along with a lot of structural damage to outbuildings. According to the reporter, it seemed like a blizzard.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Campbell County, South Dakota?
137 hail events are recorded in Campbell County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Campbell County?
The strongest hail on record in Campbell County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Campbell County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Campbell County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/campbell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.