Hail size 1.25"
Tripp Hutchinson County
“Sheriff reported half dollar size hail. (FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Hutchinson
Hail in Tripp · May 24, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Tripp that day. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 2,532
Ground reports 5 5 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · May 24, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Tripp has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.0 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.0 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 68 /100
- Ground truth
- 83 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Tripp saw the hail — from two instruments
May 24, 2026 · Tripp, SD
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Max size
2"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 24, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Tripp, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 24, 2026 sits in Tripp's hail record.
This was Tripp's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Tripp at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 24, 2026 convective day was bigger than Tripp: the same system put hail over 200 other tracked cities, 25 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Olivet (13 miles east, up to 1.25"); Scotland (14 miles south, up to 2"); Menno (14 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Tripp storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
5 reports filed with the NWS
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
5 reports Hail size 1.75"
6 NW Scotland Hutchinson County
“(FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
7 E Tripp Hutchinson County
“(FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
3 ENE Tripp Hutchinson County
“(FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
6 WSW Tripp Hutchinson County
“(FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked east at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 47 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Scotland — beyond Tripp itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Tripp roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
2,532 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$30M
Potential roof exposure — 2,532 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 13 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$195K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,532 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $532 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Sep 4, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Sep 1, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Aug 20, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Aug 17, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Aug 2, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Jul 25, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Jun 30, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Jun 27, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
May 17, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Tripp / SD
Apr 13, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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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 tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 5, 2026.