Hail and wind reports › May 17, 2026 › South Dakota
Hail and wind reports in South Dakota, May 17, 2026
8 hail, 23 wind and 1 tornado reports; largest hail 1.75 in; strongest gust 82 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-17 18:40 | Hail | 1.25 in | Burke | Gregory | In addtion to half dollar sized hail... heavy rain is falling. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:37 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SE Marty | Charles Mix | Winds estimated 40-50 mph. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:36 | Hail | 1.75 in | 6 ESE Menno | Hutchinson | Photo of roughly golf ball size hail. Time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:44 | Hail | 1.00 in | 7 N Mayfield | Turner | Via mping. Time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:17 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 W Lennox | Turner | Quarter size hail along with estimated 40-50 mph winds reported. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:32 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 W Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Report from mPING. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:47 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 SSE Sioux Falls | Lincoln | (FSD) |
| 05-17 22:02 | Hail | 1.00 in | Valley Springs | Minnehaha | (FSD) |
| 05-17 18:45 | Wind | 76 mph | 6 NNE Herrick | Gregory | Via personal weather station. Exact time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 18:56 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 SW Bonesteel | Gregory | Via personal weather station. Exact time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:07 | Wind | 62 mph | 7 W Geddes | Charles Mix | Via personal weather station. Exact time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:30 | Wind | 78 mph | 2 WSW Pickstown | Gregory | Mesonet station 244 SD RWIS Ft. Randall Dam. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:34 | Wind | 58 mph | 2 NNW Lake Andes | Charles Mix | Via personal weather station. Exact time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:34 | Wind | damage | 1 E Harrison | Douglas | Open front cattle barn and hay shed destroyed. A couple houses in the area also had missing shingles. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:40 | Wind | damage | 2 WSW Wagner | Charles Mix | Full trees down along with older farm outbuildings collapsed. Time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:50 | Wind | 62 mph | 3 S Corsica | Douglas | Mesonet station 304 SD RWIS Corsica. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:50 | Wind | 58 mph | 4 SW Stickney | Aurora | (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:52 | Wind | 79 mph | 4 NE Dante | Charles Mix | Mesonet station 324 SD RWIS WAGNER. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:53 | Wind | damage | 4 ESE Stickney | Aurora | Photo of blown in grain bins via EM. Time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:54 | Wind | damage | 2 W Avon | Bon Homme | Trained spotter reported a shed with its roof blown off. (FSD) |
| 05-17 19:58 | Wind | 74 mph | 3 E Avon | Bon Homme | Mesonet station AVMS2 Avon 3E (SD Mesonet). (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:05 | Wind | damage | 5 S Tripp | Bon Homme | Farm out-buildings severely damaged and 5th wheel camper overturned. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:15 | Wind | damage | 2 S Tyndall | Bon Homme | 65 to 70 mph downed small trees. Quarter sized hail also occurred. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:16 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 WNW Scotland | Bon Homme | Via personal weather station. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:24 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 N Mitchell | Davison | ASOS station KMHE Mitchell Municipal Airport. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:37 | Wind | damage | 6 E Menno | Hutchinson | Large garage door on outbuilding bowed in. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:42 | Wind | 82 mph | 5 S Freeman | Hutchinson | Mesonet station 163 SD RWIS Freeman. (FSD) |
| 05-17 20:47 | Wind | 60 mph | 9 W Hurley | Turner | Spotter estimated 50-60 mph winds along with half dollar size hail. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:09 | Wind | damage | 3 E Parker | Turner | Power poles snapped and irrigation pivots flipped near the intersection of 276th St and 456th Ave. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:17 | Wind | 70 mph | 2 ENE Chancellor | Turner | Via personal weather station. Exact time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:45 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Large tree limbs down. (FSD) |
| 05-17 21:06 | Tornado | 2 W Davis | Turner | Video via social media of brief gustnado. Location estimated. (FSD) |
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