Storm log
Thursday, May 28, 1998
Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; both included Faribault. No storm reports came in; the weather service's storm reports for this area begin in April 2004.
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 2 hr 4 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 6:44 a.m. the day before, had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 1998: Rice County's third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the fourth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:56 to 2 a.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:56 to 3 a.m.; over Faribault
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault.
- Temperature 64° to 86°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.71 to 29.87 in.
High 86° at 2:35 p.m., low 64° at 2:15 a.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 1:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (12:56 to 3 a.m.). The airport reports about every 20 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Faribault
- 20 miles
Readings saved when the warning ended
Chanhassen radar (KMPX), saved during the warning
Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|
Each opens to its details. “What happened” is this site's own check, not the National Weather Service's verification: a report of the warning's kind, at warning size, inside its outline while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 12:56 to 2 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:56 a.m.
- In effect until
- 2 a.m.
- Area
- All of Rice County
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
Severe thunderstorm warning 1:56 to 3 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1:56 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3 a.m.
- Area
- All of Rice County
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
- May 29, 2018: Severe thunderstorm warning outside Faribault
- May 29, 2006: Severe thunderstorm warning outside Faribault
- May 30, 2011: Severe thunderstorm warning outside Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Severe thunderstorm warning, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.