Hail size 1.5"
8 SW Batesland Oglala Lakota County
“Estimated near the intersection of US-18 and highway 391. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Batesland Jun 28, 2026
Hit 36 days agoBoth radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 4 hail signatures up to 4", and the radar-estimated size reached 4" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — this is severe, roof-replacing hail: close to every roof inside the footprint becomes a claim candidate.
Largest hailstone
4"
≈ softball or larger · radar-estimated size aloft Homes in the hail footprint
34
Ground reports
8
8 hailThe most severe storm Batesland has seen in the last 12 months
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
8.3 /10
- Hail size
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 31 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Batesland saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
NEXRAD radar signatures
NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Max size
4"
Detections
4
Radar-estimated hail size
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Max size
4"
Where Jun 28, 2026 sits in Batesland's hail record
This was Batesland's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the Jun 4, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Batesland at 4" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Batesland: the same system put hail over 348 other tracked cities, 42 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Wounded Knee (11 miles west, up to 4"); Manderson (14 miles northwest, up to 4"); Pine Ridge (16 miles west, up to 4").
These maps are stills from Batesland's Jun 28, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
Hail reports
8 reports Hail size 1.75"
9 SSW Batesland Oglala Lakota County
“Windshields reported broken and damage to trees near Wakpamni Lake. Hail may have been larger than golf balls. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
15 NW Gordon Sheridan County
“Report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
2 WSW Batesland Oglala Lakota County
“Updated report. Hail fell in the Wakpamani area. Numerous vehicles significantly dented. Vehicle side windows smashed out and windshields cracked. Hail damage to trees (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
Batesland Oglala Lakota County
“Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
Batesland Oglala Lakota County
“Photo of estimated half dollar size hail received via social media from Batesland along the northern edge of the main storm core. Time estimated based on report and rad (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
7 S Wounded Knee Oglala Lakota County
“Vehicles dented and 1 windshield broken off of US-18. Reported via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
Wounded Knee Oglala Lakota County
“Video via social media. Gardens and vegetation damaged. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports,
not a radar-measured storm track.
How the storm moved
The storm tracked east at roughly 10 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 84 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Gordon and Wounded Knee — beyond Batesland itself.
What 4" hail means for Batesland roofs
Two-inch-plus hail punctures shingles, breaks skylights and windows, and dents anything soft. In the core of a footprint like this, close to every roof is a candidate for an insurance claim. Speed decides who writes those jobs.
What this storm is worth to a roofer
$408K
Potential roof exposure — 34 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage. Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
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Batesland hail history
← All hail in Batesland 6 recorded storm days in Batesland, SD
Other storms in Batesland
Jul 29, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
Jul 7, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed 
Jun 4, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed 
Jun 2, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed 
May 30, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed
A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar surfaces are detections and estimates,
not confirmed damage. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.