Roberts County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Roberts County, South Dakota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 11 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 40 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 29 high-wind reports with gusts up to 65 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Aug 7, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
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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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 544 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Yankeetown, or 8 miles southeast of Browns Valley, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Yankeetown around 545 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 846 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles east of Charlesville to over Lismore Colony, or extending from 23 miles northeast of Wheaton to 7 miles west of Clinton, moving east at 40 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.”
“At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Immanuel Church to over Summit, or extending from 8 miles northeast of Wheaton to 9 miles southwest of Wilmot, moving east at 20 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1221 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Agency Village, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Agency Village, Sisseton and Long Hollow Housing around 1225 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.25" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 64 mph
“Mesonet station 55 Summit (SDDOT). (ABR)”
- Wind 64 mph 3 NNE Rosholt SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 1 WNW Summit SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 440 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from near Beardsley to near Lagoona Beach. Movement was east at 10 mph. Hazard: Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.5" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rutland to 7 miles northwest of Westwood Colony to Forbes to near Venturia. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Mesonet station 55 Summit (SDDOT). (ABR)”
- Wind 63 mph 1 WNW Summit SPC verified report
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“Photo of 1 hailstone from Fish Haven Road in Roberts County. Time estimated by radar and time that the photo was sent. (ABR)”
“At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lismore Colony, or 8 miles southwest of Clinton, 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... Lismore Colony around 550 PM CDT.”
- Hail 1" 9 ENE Corona SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 942 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Immanuel Church, or 9 miles northeast of Wheaton, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Strong winds will remain well behind the area of heavy rain and hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.88" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“Mesonet station 55 Summit (SDDOT). (ABR)”
“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...”
- Wind 65 mph 1 WNW Summit SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest wind gusts as high as 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Deuel, Grant, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT early this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 830 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Siloah Country Church, or 10 miles southwest of Wheaton, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
“At 856 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Trinity Lutheran Country Church to near Lismore Colony to near Marvin. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Traverse and Big Stone. In South Dakota, Corson, Campbell, McPherson, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Walworth, Edmunds, Day, Dewey, Potter, Faulk and Grant. WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...McPherson, Brown, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 28, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Marshall, Roberts and Day. WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Marshall, Roberts and Day. 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 19 percent.”
- Wind 60 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 27, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. 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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.”
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Roberts County NWS severe weather mention
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Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Roberts County, SD?
The most recent recorded event was on Aug 7, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 40 severe weather events in Roberts County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Roberts County recently?
Yes — 11 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1" recorded.
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