Storm log
Friday, June 10, 2016
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 57 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 3:48 to 4:45 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:55 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 2016: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:48 to 4:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 3:50 to 4:06 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 70° to 93°
- Wind gusts to 48 mph
- Pressure 29.72 to 29.89 in.
High 93° at 1:54 p.m., low 70° at 1:14 a.m. Peak gust 48 mph at 4:14 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:48 to 4:45 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 4
- 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
- Montgomery 1
- Morristown 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:50 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkMULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE CITY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. . | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 4:05 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREE OF 2.5 FEET DIAMETER DOWN ACROSS ROAD. OCCURRED NEAR 6TH ST. AND 2ND AVE. . | in Faribault | In Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 4:05 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREES BLOWN OVER ROAD NEAR COUNTY RD. 12 AND INDEPENDENCE AVE. . | 6 miles north of Morristown | 9 miles west of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 4:06 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 59 mph, measuredRemarkMEASURED BY MNDOT SENSOR ALONG US-14. | 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
How much warning Faribault had: 17 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 3:48 p.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 4:05 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 3:48 to 4:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:48 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:45 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 6 miles north of Morristown at 4:05 p.m.
- June 12, 2017: 59 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- June 5, 2024: 59 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
- July 10, 2011: 59 mph gust in 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.