Storm log
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
0.75-inch hail in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail in Faribault
- 0.75 in.7:29 p.m.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.75 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2006: The sixth storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 7:07 to 7:46 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 43° to 70°
- Wind gusts to 37 mph
- Pressure 29.70 to 29.92 in.
High 70° at 3:35 p.m., low 43° at 6:35 a.m. Peak gust 37 mph at 10:35 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:07 to 7:46 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 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.
- Dundas 1
- Faribault 1
- Near Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:07 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 3 miles west of Faribault | 4 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 7:29 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7:46 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | in Dundas | 10 miles north 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.
- May 8, 2014: 0.75-inch hail 3 miles southwest of Morristown; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- March 28, 2025: 0.75-inch hail 1 mile south of Owatonna
- May 25, 2018: 0.75-inch hail in Faribault
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.