Storm log
Sunday, May 27, 2012
61 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind, in two rounds: 6:57 to 7:45 p.m. and 9:20 to 10:14 p.m. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 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 7:52 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 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2012: Rice County's sixth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 6:57 to 7:45 p.m.Round 2, 9:20 to 10:14 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:57 to 7:45 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 9:20 to 10:14 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 64° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 39 mph
- Pressure 29.59 to 29.81 in.
High 90° at 3:34 p.m., low 64° at 1:14 a.m. Peak gust 39 mph at 10:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (6:57 to 7:45 p.m. and 9:20 to 10:14 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 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:20 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 61 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS SYN STANTON AIRFIELD. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 2 | 10:14 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 61 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS SYN STANTON AIRFIELD. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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 6:57 to 7:45 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 6:57 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) 2 miles northwest of Le Center at 7 p.m.
- July 7, 2008: 61 mph gust in Stanton
- June 11, 2008: 60 mph gust 2 miles west of West Concord; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 5, 2024: 59 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in strongest wind, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.