Spink County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Has it hailed in Spink County, South Dakota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 9 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 49 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 40 high-wind reports with gusts up to 84 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Spink County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Spink County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Spink County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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, July 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1034 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Crocker, or 14 miles northwest of Clark, moving southeast at 50 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“Mesonet station 306 Conde 3 S (SDDOT). (ABR)”
- Wind 62 mph 3 S Conde SPC verified report
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carpenter, or 17 miles southwest of Clark, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 84 mph
“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Brown, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Brown, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 84 mph 5 NW Redfield SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
- Wind 58 mph 5 NW Redfield SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Sully, Faulk, Potter, Walworth, 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 Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 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...Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Sully, Faulk, Potter, Walworth, and Spink Counties. WHEN...From 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 409 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Kidder to Webster to near Raymond. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and blowing dust. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 70 mph
“Mesonet station 175 Mellette (SDDOT). (ABR)”
“At 314 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stratford to near Chelsea to near Faulkton to 10 miles east of Stone Lake. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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.”
- Wind 70 mph 3 NE Redfield SPC verified report
- Wind 63 mph 1 WNW Mellette SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 4, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
- Hail 1.75" 9 SE Tulare SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 5 SSE Cottonwood Lake SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stone Lake to 8 miles north of Ree Heights to near Vayland. Movement was north 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... Redfield, Miller, Faulkton, Bowdle, Tulare, St.”
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink 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 Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink 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 Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Faulk, Spink, Hyde, Hand, Lyman and Buffalo. WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 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 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Buffalo, Hand, Hyde, Lyman, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Gusty winds may also cause blowing dust to occasionally reduce visibility, especially near open fields.”
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT early this morning. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until 4 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 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties. WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 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.”
- Wind 70 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties. WHEN...From 7 PM Thursday to 4 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 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties. WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Thursday night. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until noon CST today. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, and Spink Counties. WHEN...Until noon CST today. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spink County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Spink County, SD?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 49 severe weather events in Spink County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Spink County recently?
Yes — 9 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Spink County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.