Storm log
Friday, Aug. 3, 2012
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 42 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 11:18 p.m. to midnight
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:48 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2012: Rice County's 13th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:18 p.m. to midnight, Aug. 4; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 11:10 to 11:30 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 61° to 86°
- Wind gusts to 31 mph
- Pressure 29.76 to 29.93 in.
High 86° at 2:54 p.m., low 61° at 4:54 a.m. Peak gust 31 mph at 11:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (11:10 p.m. to midnight). 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.
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 55 mph, measured | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 2 | 11:30 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD NEAR 4TH STREET AND 2ND AVENUE. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
How much warning Faribault had: 12 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 11:18 p.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 11:30 p.m. The site's measure: from the warning's start to the first report of its kind, at warning size, in town while it was in effect.
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 11:18 p.m. to midnight, Aug. 4 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 11:18 p.m.
- In effect until
- midnight, Aug. 4
- 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 Lakeville at 11:25 p.m.
- Sept. 4, 2017: 54 mph gust 3 miles northwest of Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- May 19, 2013: 54 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- April 23, 2022: 56 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.