Storm log
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and three wind; they came in two rounds: 5:06 to 6 p.m. and 9:50 to 11:45 p.m. It issued three severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; all of them included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.2 miles northeast of Waterville
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 3For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 2 hr 43 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesThree warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:29 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 15%.
- In 2005: Rice County's 10th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 5:06 to 6 p.m.Round 2, 9:50 to 11:45 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:06 to 6 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:50 to 10:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:51 to 11:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 5:20 to 11:31 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Hail 1
- Wind 3
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 3
- 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.
- Faribault 1
- Morristown 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:20 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkBOATS FLIPPED AND LOST. | 3 miles west of Faribault | 4 miles west of Faribault | NWS employee |
| 2 | 5:30 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark3 FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN | in Morristown | 10 miles southwest of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 3 | 5:35 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDAMAGE TO ACFT HANGERS AND TREES GREATER THAN 1 FT DOWN | in Faribault | In Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 4 | 11:31 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 2 miles northeast of Waterville | 14 miles west of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
How much warning Faribault had: 29 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 5:06 p.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 5:35 p.m. The site's measure: from the warning's start to the first report of its kind, at warning size, in town while it was in effect.
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 5:06 to 6 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 5:06 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage 3 miles west of Faribault at 5:20 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:50 to 10:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:50 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:45 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 10:51 to 11:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 10:51 p.m.
- In effect until
- 11:45 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.
- Aug. 18, 2014: 0.88-inch hail 6 miles west of Owatonna
- Aug. 6, 2011: 0.88-inch hail in New Market; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- July 24, 2012: 0.88-inch hail in Northfield
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.