282
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$741K
Property damage
Hail in Tripp County, South Dakota: 282 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #356 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Tripp County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Tripp County is the 2000s, when 122 of the county's 282 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 Tripp County archive, hail makes up 47.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #356 for this hazard and #18 within South Dakota, putting it in the 88.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for hail in Tripp County with 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2010 | COLOME | 2.75 | 0 | 1 | $600K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2025 | IDEAL | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | KEYAPAHA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | HAMILL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | KEYAPAHA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | CLEARFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | WINNER ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | WINNER ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | WINNER ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | COLOME | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | WINNER | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Tripp County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail ranging in size from golf ball- to baseball-size, was reported over an area from 2 E of Mission to 12 NE. Baseball-size hail was also reported at Antelope. There was tree damage, a carport and a mobile home were flipped over.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Tripp County, South Dakota?
282 hail events are recorded in Tripp County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Tripp County?
The strongest hail on record in Tripp County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Tripp 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 Tripp County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/tripp-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.