Storm log
Monday, March 19, 2012
Wind damage in Dundas; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Storm reports
- 3Within 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 7:50 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2012: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the fifth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:42 to 7:15 p.m.
- 3 storm reports, 7:07 to 7:14 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 59° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.63 to 29.76 in.
High 79° at 3:54 p.m., low 59° at 10:13 p.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 5:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (6:42 to 7:15 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 3
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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.
- Northfield 2
- Dundas 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:07 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkFIFTY FOOT TALL TREE FELL ON AUTOMOBILE. | in Dundas | 10 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 7:12 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkSTREET LIGHT TOPPLED. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7:14 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkPHONE LINES BLOWN DOWN. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast 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 6:42 to 7:15 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 6:42 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage in Carver at 7:05 p.m.
- March 25, 2022: 53 mph gust 1 mile south of Elko New Market
- March 6, 2014: 33 mph gust 3 miles northwest of Owatonna
- April 6, 2021: Wind damage 3 miles south 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.