Storm log
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: six hail and two wind; they came in two rounds: 9:29 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:15 to 11:21 p.m. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 9:29 to 10:30 a.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.75 in.In Deerfield
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 1 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 9:29 to 10:30 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:34 a.m., had Faribault in a moderate risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 10%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 45%.
- In 2006: Rice County's third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 9:29 to 10:30 a.m.Round 2, 10:15 to 11:21 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:29 to 10:30 a.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:38 to 11:10 p.m.
- 8 storm reports, 9:40 a.m. to 11:21 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.
- Temperature 64° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 33 mph
- Pressure 29.86 to 30.03 in.
High 73° at 3:35 p.m., low 64° at 10:55 a.m. Peak gust 33 mph at 9:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (9:29 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:15 to 11:21 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 6
- Wind 2
- 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.
- Owatonna 3
- Waseca 2
- Deerfield 1
- Faribault 1
- Le Center 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:40 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkPOWER POLE DOWN | 2 miles southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 9:40 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 10:30 a.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 5 miles southeast of Le Center | 20 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 10:15 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 6 miles west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 5 | 10:20 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)RemarkHAIL REPORTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 11 p.m. | Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball) | in Deerfield | 9 miles southwest of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 7 | 11:10 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 8 | 11:21 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
How much warning Faribault had: 11 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 9:29 a.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 9:40 a.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 9:29 to 10:30 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:29 a.m.
- In effect until
- 10:30 a.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 2 miles southeast of Waseca at 9:40 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 10:38 to 11:10 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 10:38 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.
- July 10, 2023: 1.75-inch hail 5 miles east-southeast of Medford; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- Aug. 1, 2017: 1.75-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 11, 2023: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.