Storm log
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
0.75-inch hail 4 miles east of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and one wind. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; none included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.75 in.4 miles east of Waseca
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 1:14 a.m., had Faribault in a moderate risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 25%; wind 58 mph or stronger 35%.
- In 2005: Rice County's eighth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:26 to 11:10 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 10:19 to 10:20 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 64° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 33 mph
- Pressure 29.64 to 29.98 in.
High 82° at 4:55 p.m., low 64° at 10:55 p.m. Peak gust 33 mph at 10:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (9:30 to 11:10 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 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:19 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREES DOWNED. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 10:20 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 4 miles east of Waseca | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
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 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:30 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 10:26 to 11:10 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 10:26 p.m.
- In effect until
- 11:10 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- June 30, 2016: 0.75-inch hail 3 miles east of Faribault; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 26, 2010: Wind damage in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- June 24, 2006: 0.75-inch hail in New Market; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
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.