Storm log
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
1-inch hail 1 mile south-southwest of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and two wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.1 mile south-southwest of Northfield
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 41 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 9:19 to 10 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:22 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: Rice County's 12th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 21st storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:19 to 10 p.m.; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 9:24 to 9:34 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.80 to 29.97 in.
High 90° at 5:14 p.m., low 63° at 1:54 a.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 9:30 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (9:19 to 10 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
- Wind 2
- 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.
- Northfield 2
- Dundas 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:24 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark50 FT LONG LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN AND OTHER DEBRIS. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 9:30 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkTIME ESTIMATED | 1 mile south-southwest of Northfield | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9:34 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkLARGE TREE DOWN. | 1 mile northeast of Dundas | 11 miles north 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:19 to 10 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:19 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage in Northfield at 9:24 p.m.
- Aug. 10, 2020: 1-inch hail 1 mile east-southeast of Northfield; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 11, 2007: 1-inch hail in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 17, 2008: 1-inch hail 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca; 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.