Storm log
Friday, July 13, 2012
1-inch hail 4 miles west-northwest of Faribault
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.4 miles west-northwest of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:58 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 2012: The 19th storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 5:38 to 5:49 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 86°
- Wind gusts to 38 mph
- Pressure 29.94 to 30.01 in.
High 86° at 3:53 p.m., low 66° at 7:34 p.m. Peak gust 38 mph at 5:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (5:38 to 5:49 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 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:38 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 6 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 7 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 5:49 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 4 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 5 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
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.
- July 17, 2008: 1-inch hail 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 3, 2007: 1-inch hail in Northfield; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- July 1, 2011: Wind damage in 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.