Storm log
Friday, July 24, 2009
1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail, in two rounds: 9:15 to 10:10 a.m. and 5:53 p.m. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; none included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.3 miles north of Claremont
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:58 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 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2009: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 12th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 9:15 to 10:10 a.m.Round 2, 5:53 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:15 to 10:05 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:38 to 9:54 a.m.
- 6 storm reports, 9:16 a.m. to 5:53 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 63° to 86°
- Wind gusts to 23 mph
- Pressure 29.73 to 29.88 in.
High 86° at 3:34 p.m., low 63° at 1:55 a.m. Peak gust 23 mph at 8:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (9:15 to 10:10 a.m. and 5:53 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 6
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
- 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.
- Claremont 3
- Stanton 2
- Medford 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:16 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile south of Stanton | 17 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 9:30 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile south of Stanton | 17 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9:50 a.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)RemarkLASTED AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. GROUND COVERED WITH HAIL. | 2 miles east of Medford | 8 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 10:05 a.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 4 miles north of Claremont | 19 miles southeast of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 5 | 10:10 a.m. | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball) | 3 miles north of Claremont | 19 miles southeast of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 6 | 5:53 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | 2 miles northwest of Claremont | 20 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
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 9:15 to 10:05 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:15 a.m.
- In effect until
- 10:05 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) 1 mile south of Stanton at 9:16 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:38 to 9:54 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:38 a.m.
- In effect until
- 9:54 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) 2 miles east of Medford at 9:50 a.m.
- Aug. 4, 2016: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
- June 22, 2017: 1.5-inch hail in Morristown; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Aug. 28, 2007: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south of Castle Rock; 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.