Storm log
Saturday, April 9, 2011
0.5-inch hail in Northfield
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.5 in.In Northfield
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:06 a.m., had Faribault in a moderate risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 45%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2011: The seventh storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 1:58 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 46° to 63°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.53 to 29.93 in.
High 63° at 9:14 p.m., low 46° at 4:54 a.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 10:14 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:58 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
- 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 | 1:58 p.m. | Hail 0.5 in. (small marble)RemarkNORTHFIELD AMBULANCE REPORTED PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS BEGINNING TO COVER THE GROUND. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast 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.
- June 22, 2013: 0.5-inch hail 4 miles east of Nerstrand
- Aug. 2, 2009: 0.5-inch hail 2 miles south-southeast of Owatonna; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Aug. 13, 2010: Flash flooding in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.