Storm log
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1-inch hail 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: two hail and one rain. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.2 miles north-northwest of Waseca
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 57 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 9:18 to 10:15 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:30 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 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2008: Rice County's seventh day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 16th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:18 to 10:15 a.m.; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 9:45 to 11 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured).
- Temperature 66° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.91 to 30.06 in.
High 79° at 5:14 p.m., low 66° at 11:15 a.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 6:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (9:18 to 10:15 a.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
- Rain total 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:45 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkTIME IS ESTIMATED. | 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 10 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 11 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.44 in. | 2 miles north-northwest of 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 9:18 to 10:15 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:18 a.m.
- In effect until
- 10:15 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) 3 miles south-southwest of Janesville at 9:30 a.m.
- July 13, 2012: 1-inch hail 4 miles west-northwest of Faribault
- Aug. 1, 2012: 1-inch hail 1 mile south-southwest of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 3, 2007: 1-inch hail in Northfield; 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.