Storm log
Thursday, June 21, 2007
1-inch hail 1 mile south of Owatonna; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report, in three rounds: 1:02 to 1:30 a.m., 2:43 to 3:47 a.m. and 6 a.m. It issued three severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 3:29 to 3:47 a.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.1 mile south of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 3For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 18 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 3:29 to 3:47 a.m.
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 8:07 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2007: Rice County's seventh day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 20th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 1:02 to 1:30 a.m.Round 2, 2:43 to 3:47 a.m.Round 3, 6 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:02 to 1:30 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:43 to 3:05 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:29 to 3:47 a.m.; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 6 a.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 79°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.99 to 30.09 in.
High 79° at 1:36 p.m., low 64° at 4:16 a.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 1:16 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (1:02 to 1:30 a.m. and 2:43 to 3:47 a.m. and 6 a.m.). The airport reports about every 20 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
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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 1:02 to 1:30 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 1:02 a.m.
- In effect until
- 1:30 a.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 2:43 to 3:05 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 2:43 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:05 a.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 3:29 to 3:47 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:29 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:47 a.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.
- June 21, 2013: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 22, 2015: 1-inch hail in Elko New Market; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 18, 2014: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a flood 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.