Storm log
Sunday, May 19, 2013
54 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: two wind and one rain. 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 7:34 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 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2013: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 23rd storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:20 to 4:39 p.m.
- 3 storm reports, 3:19 to 4:33 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured).
- Temperature 63° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.54 to 29.82 in.
High 79° at 12:54 p.m., low 63° at 4:14 p.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 5:53 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:20 to 4:39 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
- Rain total 1
- 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.
- Elko 1
- Stanton 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:19 p.m. | Heavy rainRemarkSTREETS UNDER WATER | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 4:22 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gustRemarkREPORTED IN ELKO NEW MARKET HIGHWAYS 2 AND 27 45 MPH WINDS GUSING TO 60 | in Elko | 20 miles north of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 4:33 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 54 mph, measured | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
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 4:20 to 4:39 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:20 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:39 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- Sept. 4, 2017: 54 mph gust 3 miles northwest of Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- March 25, 2022: 53 mph gust 1 mile south of Elko New Market
- Aug. 3, 2012: Wind damage in 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.