Storm log
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008
Wind damage in Faribault
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 6:58 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2008: The 19th storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 10:35 to 10:52 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 43° to 59°
- Wind gusts to 43 mph
- Pressure 29.36 to 29.60 in.
High 59° at 12:15 a.m., low 43° at 8:15 p.m. Peak gust 43 mph at 10:34 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (10:35 to 10:52 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.
- 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.
- Faribault 1
- Stanton 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:35 a.m. | Wind damageRemarkSCATTERED TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 10:52 a.m. | Wind gust 63 mph, measuredRemarkMEASURED AT STANTON AIRFIELD. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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.
- July 7, 2008: 61 mph gust in Stanton
- June 13, 2005: 65 mph gust 4 miles west of Faribault; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- May 27, 2012: 61 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
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.