Storm log
Monday, July 7, 2008
61 mph gust in Stanton
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- 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 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2008: The 13th storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 9:54 to 10 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 84°
- Wind no gusts; to 12 mph
- Pressure 29.70 to 29.88 in.
High 84° at 5:54 p.m., low 64° at 4:54 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (9:54 to 10 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 2
- 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 | 9:54 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 61 mph, measuredRemarkMEASURED AT THE STANTON AIRPORT. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 2 | 10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark4 TREES BLOWN DOWN. EACH ROUGHLY THREE AND A HALF FEET IN DIAMETER. CORN FIELD FLATTENED. | 1 mile south of Stanton | 17 miles northeast 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.
- May 27, 2012: 61 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- June 11, 2008: 60 mph gust 2 miles west of West Concord; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 10, 2011: 59 mph gust in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.