Hail reports for September 7, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Sep 7, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Shepherd, MT; Lake Andes, SD; Tabor, SD.

Storm day · Sep 7, 2026

Hail reports: 6; 1 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail: 2.75 in; baseball · 1 SW Shepherd, MT
States: 4; MT, SD, ND, NE

Preliminary reports; NOAA's final Storm Events data replaces them a few months later.

Under 1 in
1–1.75 in
1.75–2.5 in
2.5–4 in
4 in +
No size

All 6 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

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Montana: 2 reports, largest 2.75 in

Places hit: Shepherd. Montana hail history

Hail reports in Montana on September 7, 2026
Size	Location	County	Time · source
2.75 inbaseball	1 SW Shepherd	Yellowstone	20:30 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.25 inpea	5 W Hilger	Fergus	20:34 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in

Places hit: Lake Andes, Tabor. South Dakota hail history

Hail reports in South Dakota on September 7, 2026
Size	Location	County	Time · source
1.25 inhalf dollar	2 N Lake Andes	Charles Mix	23:53 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter	Tabor	Bon Homme	04:00 UTC · NWS prelim.

North Dakota: 1 report, largest 1.75 in

Hail reports in North Dakota on September 7, 2026
Size	Location	County	Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball	4 SSW Ruso	McLean	23:30 UTC · NWS prelim.

Nebraska: 1 report, largest 1.00 in

Hail reports in Nebraska on September 7, 2026
Size	Location	County	Time · source
1.00 inquarter	6 WSW Butte	Holt	23:27 UTC · NWS prelim.