Storm log
Monday, June 27, 2005
0.88-inch hail in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and three wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 51 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 6:39 to 7:30 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 1:12 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 25%.
- In 2005: Rice County's seventh day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the seventh storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:39 to 7:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 7:02 to 7:33 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 88°
- Wind gusts to 30 mph
- Pressure 29.81 to 29.94 in.
High 88° at 3:15 p.m., low 63° at 10:55 p.m. Peak gust 30 mph at 8:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (6:39 to 7:33 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.
- Hail 1
- Wind 3
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- Hail dots are sized by the hail.
- 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.
- Northfield 3
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:02 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTWO FOOT DIAMETER TREES FELLED ON THE CAMPUS OF ST. OLAF. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | County official |
| 2 | 7:05 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark2 INCH BRANCHES DOWN | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark6 INCH TREE LIMBS SEVERED. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 7:33 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
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 6:39 to 7:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6:39 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:30 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.
- July 10, 2008: 0.88-inch hail 2 miles north of Nerstrand; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 23, 2011: 0.88-inch hail in Lonsdale; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- May 31, 2021: 0.88-inch hail 2 miles west of West Concord
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Hail, as this one's is, nearest in largest hail, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.