Storm log
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
1-inch hail in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: five hail and three wind. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 9:13 to 10 p.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 47 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 9:13 to 10 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:33 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2007: Rice County's ninth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 23rd storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:16 to 9:15 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:13 to 10 p.m.; over Faribault
- 8 storm reports, 8:53 to 10:30 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 90°
- Wind gusts to 35 mph
- Pressure 29.87 to 30.03 in.
High 90° at 5:16 p.m., low 64° at 12:56 a.m., Aug. 12. Peak gust 35 mph at 4:16 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (8:16 to 10:30 p.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 5
- Wind 3
- 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.
- Waseca 4
- Kenyon 2
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:53 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkPOWER LINES DOWNED. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 9:12 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9:25 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDOWNED POWER LINES | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 10:15 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkNUMEROUS REPORTS OF 12 TO 18 INCH TREES DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 10:16 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 10:20 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny)RemarkTREE KNOCKED DOWN. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 10:30 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny)RemarkREPORTED ON THE WASECA/STEELE COUNTY LINE. | 4 miles east of Waseca | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 8 | 10:30 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny)RemarkREPORTED ON THE STEELE/WASECA COUNTY LINE. | 9 miles west of Owatonna | 15 miles southwest 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 8:16 to 9:15 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 8:16 p.m.
- In effect until
- 9:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage in Northfield at 8:53 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:13 to 10 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:13 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10 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. 10, 2020: 1-inch hail 1 mile east-southeast of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 1, 2012: 1-inch hail 1 mile south-southwest of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 24, 2021: 1-inch hail in Lonsdale; 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.