310
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$50K
Property damage
Hail in Corson County, South Dakota: 310 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #297 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Corson County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Corson County is the 2000s, when 141 of the county's 310 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 Corson County archive, hail makes up 49.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #297 for this hazard and #12 within South Dakota, putting it in the 90.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Corson County with 102 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | MORRISTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | MORRISTOWN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | MAPLE LEAF | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | MC LAUGHLIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | MORRISTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | KELDRON | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | KENEL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | MAPLE LEAF | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | MC INTOSH | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | MC INTOSH | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Corson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail broke some windows and damaged crops, while strong winds demolished a shed and part of a catwalk and blew down numerous tree limbs and branches. The damage occurred on the edge of a swath that extended largely north of the northern border of South Dakota. Most of the damage in South Dakota occured in or near Lemmon.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Corson County, South Dakota?
310 hail events are recorded in Corson County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Corson County?
The strongest hail on record in Corson County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Corson 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 Corson County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/corson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.