Storm log
Monday, May 9, 2011
0.25-inch hail 2 miles south-southwest of Bridgewater; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.25 in.2 miles south-southwest of Bridgewater
- Storm reports
- 1Within 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, 6:18 to 7:15 a.m.
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 7:24 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%.
- In 2011: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:18 to 7:15 a.m.; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 6:15 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 52° to 68°
- Wind gusts to 38 mph
- Pressure 29.63 to 29.86 in.
High 68° at 4:13 p.m., low 52° at 8:13 a.m. Peak gust 38 mph at 6:34 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (6:15 to 7:15 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 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 | 6:15 a.m. | Hail 0.25 in. (pea) | 2 miles south-southwest of Bridgewater | 7 miles north 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 6:18 to 7:15 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6:18 a.m.
- In effect until
- 7:15 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- April 17, 2019: 1.7 inches of rain in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- June 12, 2013: 0.25-inch hail 2 miles east of Montgomery
- April 9, 2011: 0.5-inch hail in Northfield
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.