Tripp County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Tripp County, South Dakota has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 3 tornado reports among 52 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 16 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 33 high-wind reports with gusts up to 83 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.
Tripp County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Tripp County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Tripp 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 83 mph
- Wind 83 mph Wewela SPC verified report
- Wind 77 mph Wewela SPC verified report
Thursday, July 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 19 miles east of Colome to 14 miles south of Wewela, or extending from 28 miles southeast of Winner to 40 miles south of Winner, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wewela.”
“At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Keyapaha, or 27 miles southeast of Mission, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 25, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 72 mph
“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles northeast of Colome to near Millboro, or extending from 16 miles east of Winner to 27 miles south of Winner, moving east at 30 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 72 mph 1 NE Winner SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph 2 W Hamill SPC verified report
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.75"
“Lot of pea hail with a few golf balls. Estimated 50 mph winds. (UNR)”
“At 255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles north of Ideal to near Okreek, or extending from 22 miles north of Winner to 11 miles northeast of Mission, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 1.75" Witten SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles southwest of Keyapaha to 18 miles east of Wewela, or extending from 27 miles southeast of Mission to 31 miles southeast of Winner, moving north at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Witten to 6 miles south of Hamill, or extending from 15 miles northwest of Winner to 14 miles northeast of Winner, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.75" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 233 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from near Keyapaha to 8 miles south of Colome, or extending from 25 miles southwest of Winner to 17 miles south of Winner, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 152 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles south of Lakeview to 12 miles southeast of Colome, or extending from 22 miles south of Mission to 22 miles southeast of Winner, moving north at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 70 mph
- Wind 70 mph Wewela SPC verified report
Monday, June 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 737 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 21 miles north of Ideal to near Mosher, or extending from 33 miles north of Winner to 22 miles northwest of Winner, moving southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ideal, Witten and Hamill.”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2.5", wind gusts up to 70 mph, 3 tornado reports
“Tornado on the ground from at least 720 PM to 725 PM CDT per multiple reports and videos from storm chasers. (UNR)”
“Multiple storm chaser reports of a tornado. Photo and location submitted via social media. (UNR)”
- Tornado Tornado 6 SW Hamill SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 W Ideal SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 5 WNW Ideal SPC verified report
- Hail 2.5" 7 N Witten SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph 2 W Hamill SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 2 W Hamill SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 2 W Ideal SPC verified report
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 101 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 3 miles east of Wewela, or 12 miles north of Springview, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Colome, Millboro, and Wewela.”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 505 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 10 miles north of Ideal to 3 miles west of Springview. Movement was east at 15 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... Winner, Colome, Ideal, Hamill, Ideal South Housing, Wewela, and Dog Ear Lake.”
- Wind 55 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Warm, dry, and breezy weather will support critical fire weather conditions over northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota through Sunday afternoon. Showers this evening will continue to produce gusts to 50 mph.”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 315, 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southwest winds at 20-30 mph with gusts around 40-50 mph are expected over parts of southwest into south-central South Dakota later this morning into the afternoon hours.”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southerly winds with poor overnight RH recovery, especially across south-central South Dakota, will persist into the morning hours.”
“...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southwest winds Saturday will combine with minimum relative humidities as low as 12 percent to create the possibility of critical fire weather conditions.”
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“A strong cold front will move through the area this evening. Wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible as the front passes, with gusty winds lasting a few hours. A few localized gusts to around 60 mph are possible. Winds will drop off quickly late this evening and overnight.”
- Wind 55 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. WHEN...From 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible.”
- Wind 80 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 80 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. WHEN...From 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ Thursday. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. WHEN...From 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ Thursday. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible.”
- Wind 80 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 70 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of south central, southwestern, and the Black Hills of South Dakota. WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 70 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota. WHEN...Until 1 PM MST /2 PM CST/ this afternoon. IMPACTS...The high winds may blow down large trees and damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 75 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota. WHEN...Until 1 PM MST /2 PM CST/ Thursday. IMPACTS...The high winds may blow down large trees and damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 to 75 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota. WHEN...From 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ this evening to 1 PM MST /2 PM CST/ Thursday. IMPACTS...The high winds may blow down large trees and damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible.”
- Wind 80 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Tripp County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Tripp County, SD?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Tripp 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 Tripp County recently?
Yes — 16 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" 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 Tripp 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.