Reported by SPC today.
It is the 6th strongest of the 30 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 150 in near 7 S Vayland, Hand, SD. Mainly pea to dime sized hail... but had a few to the size of ping pong balls. (ABR)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 50 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 50% |
| Coordinates | 44.3900, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Mitchell (97 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T03:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 150 |
| Location | 7 S Vayland |
| County | Hand |
| State | SD |
| Comments | Mainly pea to dime sized hail... but had a few to the size of ping pong balls. (ABR) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 7 S Vayland |
| Iem County | Hand |
| Iem State | SD |
| Iem Wfo | ABR |
| Iem Remark | Mainly pea to dime sized hail, but had a few to the size of ping pong balls. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_44.390_-98.800_1788061620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788061620000,"latitude":44.39,"longitude":-98.8}] |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100, near Mitchell (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.