Storm log
Sunday, May 22, 2011
0.88-inch hail 4 miles east of Faribault; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and one wind; they came in two rounds: 12:40 a.m. and 12:38 to 2:30 p.m. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; both included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.4 miles east of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 52 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:56 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 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2011: Rice County's third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 10th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:40 a.m.Round 2, 12:38 to 2:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:38 to 1:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:23 to 2:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 12:40 a.m. to 1:39 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 55° to 70°
- Wind gusts to 33 mph
- Pressure 29.40 to 29.66 in.
High 70° at 12:34 p.m., low 55° at 2:14 a.m. Peak gust 33 mph at 10:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:40 a.m. and 12:38 to 2:30 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
- Wind 1
- 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.
- Near Faribault 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:40 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 64 mph, measuredRemarkMETAR KACQ | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 2 | 1:39 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 4 miles east of Faribault | 4 miles east of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
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 12:38 to 1:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:38 p.m.
- In effect until
- 1:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) 2 miles south of Waseca at 12:59 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 1:23 to 2:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1:23 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball) in Wanamingo at 2:01 p.m.
- May 27, 2024: 0.88-inch hail 6 miles west-northwest of Faribault
- May 31, 2021: 0.88-inch hail 2 miles west of West Concord
- June 27, 2005: 0.88-inch hail in Waseca; 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.