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Marshall County, South Dakota Hail Map & History

Marshall County was hit as recently as 2026-06-29, 32 days ago. Marshall County is hit in most years. The largest stone on record here is 3 inches, a teacup and 3 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2015-07-17 near Lake City.

18
hail days since 2010
3
days with 2″+ hail
1
hail days this year
3.00″
largest stone on record

Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in South Dakota. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.

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How often it hails in Marshall County

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 18 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.1 a year over 17 years of record. Those days carry 49 separate reports between them, two or three on a typical one. 6 of those 17 years produced none at all. The busiest single year was 2025, with 3 hail days. The last five years have run hotter than the long-run rate: 7 days since 2022, against 0.9 a year before that.

3 of the 18 days reached 2 inches or more -- 17%, or about one hail day in 6, the last on 2022-08-05. They land in the same month as everything else, June. 8 of the 18 days reached golf-ball size, 1.75 inches or bigger.

Across the whole of South Dakota, see the South Dakota hail map and history.

Hardest-hit places in Marshall County

Reports cluster nearest Britton -- 6 of the county's 18 hail days -- then Langford (4), Hillhead (3), Kidder (3) and Veblen (2). Beyond those, NOAA names Eden, Fort Sisseton State and Roy Lake State Park on more than one hail day apiece.

PlaceHail days since 2010Largest stone
Britton22.50″
6 W Lake City13.00″
2 W Hillhead12.50″
3 S Kidder12.50″
6 E Britton12.50″

When it hails in Marshall County

The season runs May through August: 15 of the 18 hail days on record fall in those 4 months (83%). June is the single busiest month, with 6 of them (33%). That peak sits inside the window rather than at either end. Hail has also been reported in April and September, outside that window. Reports span 6 of the 12 calendar months; the other 6 have never produced one.

MonthHail days
April1
May2
June6
July4
August3
September2

Recent Marshall County hail days

That day put 1 report on the map, the biggest 1.75 inches near Eden. 1 hail day has already been reported this year.

DateMax hailReports
2026-06-291.75″1
2025-08-141.25″2
2025-08-131.00″2
2025-07-281.75″2
2024-06-021.75″1
2023-07-131.75″2
2022-08-052.00″1
2020-04-061.00″1

How to read the Marshall County map

The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail per ~1 km cell; the dots are SPC ground reports. Yellow is about an inch, red 1.5 to 2″, purple 2″ and up (hail size vs roof damage). On this county's worst day the reports reached 3 inches, which is the purple band. Look up a street address with the hail history by address tool.

Nearby counties

The nearest counties with a page of their own, over the state line included: Day County (44 hail days), Roberts County (26), Brown County (58) and Sargent County, North Dakota (25). Every one of them takes more hail than Marshall County.

Day County · Roberts County · Brown County · Sargent County, North Dakota

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FAQ

How often does it hail in Marshall County, South Dakota?
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 18 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.1 a year over 17 years of record.
When is hail season in Marshall County?
The season runs May through August: 15 of the 18 hail days on record fall in those 4 months (83%).
How big does hail get in Marshall County?
The largest stone on record here is 3 inches, a teacup and 3 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2015-07-17 near Lake City.
When was the last hail in Marshall County?
Marshall County was hit as recently as 2026-06-29, 32 days ago.
Is the Marshall County hail map free?
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Marshall County, South Dakota only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.