Storm log
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wind damage in Dundas; Faribault under a flash flood warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind, in two rounds: 12:40 to 12:51 p.m. and 3:30 to 7 p.m. It issued four warnings for Rice County: two flash flood warnings and two severe thunderstorm warnings; three of them included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 4For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 3 hr 6 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesThree warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:45 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2011: Rice County's first day with a flash flood warning, and the 16th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:40 to 12:51 p.m.Round 2, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:41 to 12:51 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:34 to 4 p.m.; over Faribault
- Flash flood warning, 3:35 to 6:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- Flash flood warning, 3:50 to 7 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 12:40 to 3:30 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 70° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 25 mph
- Pressure 29.84 to 29.96 in.
High 73° at 6:53 a.m., low 70° at 1:14 a.m. Peak gust 25 mph at 12:13 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:40 to 12:51 p.m. and 3:30 to 7 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.
- Wind 2
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
- Flash flood or flood warning outlines 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.
- Dundas 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:40 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREE DAMAGE...6 TO 8 INCH LIMBS. | in Dundas | 10 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkWIND E 50 MPH POWER LINES DOWN ALSO FLASH FLOODING | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest 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 12:41 to 12:51 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:41 p.m.
- In effect until
- 12:51 p.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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 3:34 to 4 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:34 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4 p.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.
Flash flood warning 3:35 to 6:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:35 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6:30 p.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.
Flash flood warning 3:50 to 7 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 3:50 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- July 17, 2010: Wind damage 2 miles north of Waseca
- July 19, 2017: 52 mph gust 3 miles south of Randolph; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- July 20, 2026: 51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.