Storm log
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
60 mph gust 2 miles west of West Concord; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a wind report, in two rounds: 2:38 to 3:05 p.m. and 9:51 p.m. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 27 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 2:38 to 3:05 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:57 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 10%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2008: Rice County's fourth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 12th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 60 mph ties for the second-strongest estimated wind within 20 miles since 2008.
Round 1, 2:38 to 3:05 p.m.Round 2, 9:51 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:38 to 3:05 p.m.; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 9:51 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 61° to 75°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.64 to 29.90 in.
High 75° at 7:15 p.m., low 61° at 5:15 a.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 9:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (2:38 to 3:05 p.m. and 9:51 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 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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 | 9:51 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 60 mph, estimated | 2 miles west of West Concord | 19 miles southeast of 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 2:38 to 3:05 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 2:38 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3:05 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.
- June 12, 2017: 59 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- June 10, 2016: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 5, 2024: 59 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in strongest wind, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.