Storm log
Friday, June 6, 2008
Wind damage in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind, in two rounds: 11:15 a.m. and 12:55 to 1:30 p.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:52 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2008: The 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 11:15 a.m.Round 2, 12:55 to 1:30 p.m.
- 5 storm reports, 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 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 63° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 45 mph
- Pressure 29.31 to 29.72 in.
High 73° at 1:39 a.m., low 63° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 45 mph at 2:40 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (11:15 a.m. and 12:55 to 1:30 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.
- Wind 5
- 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.
- Faribault 3
- Near Faribault 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:15 a.m. | Wind damageRemarkLARGES TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 2 | 11:15 a.m. | Wind damageRemark20 CALLS REPORTING DOWNED POWER LINES IN FARIBAULT AREA. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 3 | 11:15 a.m. | Wind damageRemarkTWO TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROBERDS LAKE BLVD. | 4 miles northwest of Faribault | 4 miles northwest of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 4 | 12:55 p.m. | Wind damageRemarkLARGE BRANCHES DOWN. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Wind damageRemark18 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON ROAD. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Law enforcement |
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.
- June 5, 2024: 59 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
- June 8, 2005: 66 mph gust in Owatonna; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 9, 2021: Wind damage in Northfield
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.