Storm log
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011
0.88-inch hail in New Market; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.In New Market
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:55 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 15%.
- In 2011: Rice County's 11th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 20th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:45 to 10:30 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 10:05 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 66° to 84°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.78 to 29.93 in.
High 84° at 3:33 p.m., low 66° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 12:14 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (9:45 to 10:30 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
- 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 | 10:05 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in New Market | 20 miles north 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 9:45 to 10:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:45 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:30 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.
- Aug. 18, 2014: 0.88-inch hail 6 miles west of Owatonna
- July 24, 2012: 0.88-inch hail in Northfield
- July 23, 2011: 0.88-inch hail in Lonsdale; 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.