Storm log
Sunday, April 18, 2004
58 mph gust 2 miles east of Lonsdale; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a wind report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 0 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 7:45 to 8:45 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8:12 a.m., had Faribault in a moderate risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 25%; wind 58 mph or stronger 35%.
- In 2004: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the second storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:45 to 8:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 8:14 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 57° to 84°
- Wind gusts to 51 mph
- Pressure 29.37 to 29.83 in.
High 84° at 2:35 p.m., low 57° at 9:35 p.m. Peak gust 51 mph at 6:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:45 to 8:45 p.m.). The airport reports about every 15 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.
- Wind 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:14 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mphRemarkMEASURED AT LITTLE CHICAGO | 2 miles east of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:45 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- Sept. 17, 2021: 58 mph gust 1 mile south of Elko New Market
- June 5, 2024: 59 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
- June 10, 2016: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in strongest wind, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.