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Hail history in St. Francis, SD

Radar has detected major hail over the St. Francis area on 49 days since 2011, up to 3.5" (baseball size or larger) on July 27, 2018. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near St. Francis, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near St. Francis

July 28, 2025up to 2" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Blumengard Colony area)July 26, 2025up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.25" (Piedmont area)July 20, 2025up to 3.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Two Strike area)July 1, 2025up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.75" (Parmelee area)July 30, 2024up to 2.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Reliance area)July 29, 2024up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Okaton area)July 3, 2024up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3" (Hermosa area)June 20, 2023up to 2" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2" (Two Strike area)August 5, 2022up to 2" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3.75" (Groton area)August 4, 2022up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3" (Horse Creek area)July 21, 2022up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (Plainview Colony area)July 5, 2022up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Miller area)May 28, 2022up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.5" (Rosebud area)July 28, 2020up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.25" (Vermillion area)June 25, 2020up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.25" (Ola area)June 4, 2020up to 2.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3.75" (Boulder Canyon area)May 3, 2020up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Ashland Heights area)July 16, 2019up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Hosmer area)July 14, 2019up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (Blackhawk area)July 9, 2019up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (Winner area)June 30, 2019up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (New Witten area)June 2, 2019up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Hermosa area)July 27, 2018up to 3.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Oglala area)June 16, 2018up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3.25" (Isabel area)June 13, 2018up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Corn Creek area)June 11, 2018up to 2.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Wood area)June 8, 2018up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Johnson Siding area)July 31, 2016up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.25" (Buffalo area)July 26, 2016up to 3.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (White Horse area)June 13, 2016up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2" (Hot Springs area)August 4, 2015up to 3.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Winner area)July 26, 2015up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (Wanblee area)July 5, 2015up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (St. Francis area)June 27, 2014up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.75" (Two Strike area)June 26, 2014up to 2" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2" (Spring Creek area)June 3, 2014up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3.5" (Sicangu Village area)May 30, 2014up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Evergreen Colony area)August 1, 2013up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (St. Francis area)July 30, 2013up to 3.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 4" (Two Strike area)May 18, 2013up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3" (Green Grass area)June 29, 2012up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2" (Chester area)June 23, 2012up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.25" (Kyle area)June 20, 2012up to 1.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.75" (Kimball area)August 21, 2011up to 1.25" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 1.25" (St. Francis area)July 27, 2011up to 1.75" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.75" (Rapid City area)July 6, 2011up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2" (Porcupine area)June 30, 2011up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.5" (Oglala area)June 18, 2011up to 1" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 2.25" (McIntosh area)June 16, 2011up to 2.5" near St. Francis · storm peaked at 3" (Spring Creek area)

What this record means for a St. Francis roof

The list above covers 49 radar-confirmed hail days over St. Francis between 2011 and 2025. The largest signature recorded over the St. Francis area was 3.5" (baseball size or larger) on July 27, 2018. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has St. Francis had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 3.5" (baseball size or larger) over the St. Francis area, most recently on July 28, 2025. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in St. Francis?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent