Storm log
Monday, Aug. 18, 2014
0.88-inch hail 6 miles west of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: one hail, one wind and one rain. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.6 miles west of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:46 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 2014: The 28th storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 8 a.m. to 7:15 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 68° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 31 mph
- Pressure 29.66 to 29.85 in.
High 90° at 1:53 p.m., low 68° at 12:14 a.m., Aug. 19. Peak gust 31 mph at 7:13 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:06 to 7:15 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 1
- Rain total 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.
- Owatonna 2
- Wastedo 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.19 in.RemarkLITTLE CANNON RIVER TIPPING BUCKET SOGN MN | 4 miles west of Wastedo | 19 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 2 | 7:06 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)RemarkNICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WEST OF OWATONNA. | 6 miles west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph | 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south of Faribault | Airport weather station (ASOS) |
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.
- Aug. 6, 2011: 0.88-inch hail in New Market; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Sept. 3, 2005: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 24, 2012: 0.88-inch hail in Northfield
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.