Storm log
Saturday, May 31, 2008
1-inch hail in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles: four hail and one wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 7 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 3:08 to 4:15 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:49 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 15%.
- In 2008: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the ninth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:08 to 4:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- 5 storm reports, 3:10 to 3:58 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 57° to 75°
- Wind gusts to 24 mph
- Pressure 29.76 to 29.93 in.
High 75° at 2:15 p.m., low 57° at 4:15 a.m. Peak gust 24 mph at 9:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:08 to 4:15 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 4
- Wind 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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.
- Janesville 1
- Morristown 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkLARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. | 5 miles southeast of Faribault | 4 miles southeast of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 3:21 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 3 miles southwest of Morristown | 13 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 3:24 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 7 miles northeast of Janesville | 18 miles west of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 4 | 3:24 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 5 miles northwest of Waterville | 19 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 3:58 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Waseca | 18 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 3:08 to 4:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:08 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:15 p.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 5 miles southeast of Faribault at 3:10 p.m.
- June 4, 2019: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- May 26, 2012: 1-inch hail in Nerstrand; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- 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.