166
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.1M
Property damage
Hail in Davison County, South Dakota: 166 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #818 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Davison County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Davison County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 166 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 Davison County archive, hail makes up 35.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #818 for this hazard and #45 within South Dakota, putting it in the 73.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Davison 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2024 | MITCHELL | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | MITCHELL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | MT VERNON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | BETTS | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | MT VERNON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | MT VERNON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | MITCHELL | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | MITCHELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | MITCHELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | MITCHELL | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Davison County
- Thunderstorm Wind 180
- Flood 72
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail caused widespread damage to vehicles, buildings, and structures in and near Mitchell. In addition to dented vehicles and broken windows, the hail damaged the roofs and siding of homes and businesses. Two of the highest individual damage amounts included $175,000 to the Corn Palace, the roof of which needed replacing, and $100,000 damage to the roof of the Central Electric Cooperative Building. The roofs of numerous homes suffered lesser damages, and siding was also damaged. Damaged vehicles included several law enforcement and other city and county government vehicles.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and many limbs and branches, and also blew down a statue at a cemetery. Heavy rain of two to three inches falling in two storms flooded roads, a golf course, parks, and agricultural land.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Davison County, South Dakota?
166 hail events are recorded in Davison County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Davison County?
The strongest hail on record in Davison County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Davison 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 Davison County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/davison-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.