Storm log
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008
0.75-inch hail 3 miles north-northwest of Northfield; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.75 in.3 miles north-northwest of Northfield
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- 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 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2008: Rice County's ninth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 18th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 10 to 11 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 10:17 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 68° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.77 to 29.90 in.
High 82° at 2:14 p.m., low 68° at 2:14 a.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 9:14 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (10 to 11 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 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 | 10:17 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny)RemarkNEAR INTERSTATE 35 AND HIGHWAY 19. | 3 miles north-northwest of Northfield | 14 miles north of Faribault | Fire department or rescue squad |
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 10 to 11 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 10 p.m.
- In effect until
- 11 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- Aug. 1, 2011: 35 mph gust in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 24, 2010: 0.75-inch hail 1 mile north-northeast of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 13, 2006: 0.75-inch hail 4 miles south of Montevideo
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.