Storm log
Friday, June 21, 2013
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and two wind; they came in two rounds: 4:25 to 5:21 a.m. and 9:32 to 10:15 p.m. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 4:25 to 5:21 a.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.10 miles northwest of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 56 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 4:25 to 5:21 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:42 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 third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 27th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 4:25 to 5:21 a.m.Round 2, 9:32 to 10:15 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:25 to 5:21 a.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:32 to 10:15 p.m.
- 3 storm reports, 4:34 a.m. to 9:50 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 63° to 81°
- Wind gusts to 40 mph
- Pressure 29.82 to 30.04 in.
High 81° at 4:34 p.m., low 63° at 8:33 a.m. Peak gust 40 mph at 4:34 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (4:25 to 5:21 a.m. and 9:32 to 10:15 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 outlines 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.
- Near Faribault 2
- Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:34 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN AT COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 9:50 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 10 miles northwest of Faribault | 10 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 9:50 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph, measured | 10 miles northwest of Faribault | 10 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
How much warning Faribault had: 9 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 4:25 a.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 4:34 a.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 4:25 to 5:21 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:25 a.m.
- In effect until
- 5:21 a.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 Faribault at 4:34 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:32 to 10:15 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:32 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph 10 miles northwest of Faribault at 9:50 p.m.
- June 21, 2007: 1-inch hail 1 mile south of Owatonna; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 22, 2015: 1-inch hail in Elko New Market; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 20, 2007: 0.88-inch hail 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.