143
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$505K
Property damage
Hail in Hyde County, South Dakota: 143 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #980 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hyde County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hyde County is the 2000s, when 64 of the county's 143 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 Hyde County archive, hail makes up 45.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #980 for this hazard and #53 within South Dakota, putting it in the 68.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Hyde County with 48 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 28, 2025 | STEPHAN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | HOLABIRD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | HOLABIRD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | STEPHAN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | HOLABIRD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm from Sully county moved into northern Hyde county and brought damaging hail and winds. Countless acres of crops and pasture were destroyed along the storms path. There was also some property damage as a result.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hyde County, South Dakota?
143 hail events are recorded in Hyde County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hyde County?
The strongest hail on record in Hyde County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Hyde 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 Hyde County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/hyde-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.