Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Codington County, South Dakota has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 63 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 12 hail reports with hail up to 2" and 50 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 14, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Codington County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 843 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Memorial Park Camping Site to 17 miles south of Astoria, or extending from 6 miles north of Goose Lake to 28 miles southeast of Estelline, moving northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2"
“At 521 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northeast of Florence, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Dakota Sioux Casino around 535 AM CDT.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clark, moving south at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Clark and Fordham Colony around 1100 PM CDT.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 106 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Blue Dog Lake to near Swan Lake to Turton to near Devoe. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1232 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Opitz Lake to near Andover to near Warner to near Cravens Corner. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Personal weather station 1.5 miles east of Sandy Shore State Park recorded a wind gust of 63 miles per hour. Wind gust appears to be caused by outflow from nearby storm (ABR)”
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ABR)”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Personal Weather Station recorded a 58 mph gust 3 miles east-northeast of Watertown. (ABR)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1134 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Troy, or 14 miles northeast of Watertown, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“ASOS station KATY Watertown Muni AP. (ABR)”
“Mesonet station SHSS2 South Shore 8 W (SD Mesonet). (ABR)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pierpont to Andover to 6 miles west of Butler to near Crocker to Fordham Colony. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“At 529 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Long Hollow Housing to near Summit to Bryant. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Beardsley to near Twin Brooks to Lake Albert. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 63 mph, 1 tornado report
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Delayed report from last evening. (ABR)”
“At 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Claremont Colony, or near Castlewood, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kranzburg, Goodwin, and Bemis.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 950 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bitter Lake, or 9 miles southwest of Waubay, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Webster, Waubay, Wallace, Grass Lake, Antelope Lake, Rush Lake, Minnewasta Lake, Blue Dog Lake, Bitter Lake, and Waubay Lake.”
“At 930 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bitter Lake, or near Waubay, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Waubay, Rush Lake, Bitter Lake, and Blue Dog Lake.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Strong wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected to persist through the afternoon hours today. Localized stronger wind gusts of more than 50 mph will be possible as the result of sprinkles or brief showers moving through this morning into the afternoon. This will lead to patchy to areas of blowing dust and reduced visibilities between 1 to 3 miles.”
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Spink, Clark, Codington, Hamlin, Deuel, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Traverse and Big Stone. In South Dakota, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Day, Spink, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel. WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
“AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Traverse and Big Stone. In South Dakota, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Day, Spink, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel. WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel. WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel. WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. The strongest winds will be in the favored Sisseton hills downslope areas during the late morning, before slowly diminishing in the mid to late afternoon. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.”
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel. WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected, with locally higher wind gusts in the downslope enhanced areas along Interstate 29 between Peever and Summit. WHERE...Codington, Deuel, Grant, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...From 7 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages.”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 2 PM CST this afternoon. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 2 PM CST this afternoon. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, and Spink Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, and Spink Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“There will be sustained southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph between Brandt and Sisseton this afternoon. These winds will be focused along the eastern side of the Prairie Coteau. This is causing blowing and drifting snow, which may briefly reduce visibilities down to a mile or less at times.”
“There will be sustained southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph between Watertown and Sisseton this afternoon. These winds will be focused along the eastern side of the Prairie Coteau. This is causing mainly drifting snow, but in areas prone to blowing snow, the snow may be lofted and briefly reduce visibilities.”
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 14, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 63 severe weather events in Codington County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 12 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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