Storm log
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
1.5-inch hail 4 miles south of Castle Rock; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail, in two rounds: 2:13 to 3:15 a.m. and 11:44 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; none included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.4 miles south of Castle Rock
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 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 30%.
- In 2007: Rice County's 11th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 27th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 2:13 to 3:15 a.m.Round 2, 11:44 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:13 to 3:15 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:44 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, noon
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 66° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 33 mph
- Pressure 29.82 to 30.04 in.
High 82° at 10:58 a.m., low 66° at 8:36 p.m. Peak gust 33 mph at 3:16 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (2:13 to 3:15 a.m. and 11:44 a.m. to 12:30 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 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.
- Castle Rock 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noon | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkDIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BEAT UP SEVERAL POLICE CARS IN THE CITY NORTHFIELD. SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING ALSO REPORTED. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | noon | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball)RemarkSEVERAL THIRTY FOOT DIAMETER TREES ALSO REPORTED DOWNED WITH DIAMETERS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. | 4 miles south of Castle Rock | 16 miles north 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 2:13 to 3:15 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 2:13 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:15 a.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 1 mile south of Henderson at 2:28 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 11:44 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 11:44 a.m.
- In effect until
- 12:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) in Northfield at noon.
- Sept. 19, 2024: 1.5-inch hail 2 miles west-southwest of Kenyon
- Aug. 4, 2016: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
- July 24, 2009: 1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; severe thunderstorm warnings 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.