233
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$60K
Property damage
Hail in Clark County, South Dakota: 233 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #486 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clark County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clark County is the 2000s, when 96 of the county's 233 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 Clark County archive, hail makes up 54.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #486 for this hazard and #25 within South Dakota, putting it in the 84.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Clark County with 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | CLARK | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | ELROD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | WILLOW LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | BRADLEY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ELROD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | CARPENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | WILLOW LAKE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | WILLOW LAKE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | ELROD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | NAPLES | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clark County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail fell in a narrow path estimated to be 15 miles long across southern Clark County and including the Willow Lake area. Corn, wheat, and soybean crops were severely damaged. The hail broke windows on several homes, damaged siding and shingles, and damaged vehicles.
A supercell thunderstorm tracking southeast across Clark county produced anywhere from quarter to baseball size hail along with wind gusts over 70 mph from Crocker to Clark to Naples to Vienna. The large hail and winds caused extensive damage to homes, outbuildings, vehicles, and thousands of acres of crops. Many trees and gardens were also damaged or destroyed by the hail and high winds. The storm entered western Hamlin county.
Baseball hail took out hundreds of windows in homes and on vehicles throughout Clark along with damaging siding on residences and denting vehicles. Trees and gardens also suffered extensive damage from the hail and wind.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clark County, South Dakota?
233 hail events are recorded in Clark County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clark County?
The strongest hail on record in Clark County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Clark 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 Clark County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/clark-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.