Storm log
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Tornado 2 miles east-southeast of Kilkenny; tornado warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles: two tornado, two wind and two funnel cloud. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 4:56 to 5:45 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 49 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 4:56 to 5:45 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:41 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 tornado warning, and the ninth storm day of the year.
- Tornado warning, 4:04 to 4:45 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:56 to 5:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- 6 storm reports, 4:02 to 5:12 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 24 mph
- Pressure 29.62 to 29.89 in.
High 73° at 3:34 p.m., low 63° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 24 mph at 5:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:02 to 5:45 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.
- Tornado 2
- Wind 2
- Other report 2
- Tornado warning outline 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.
- Waterville 5
- Kilkenny 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:02 p.m. | Funnel cloudRemarkFUNNEL CLOUD MOVING ENE. | 1 mile south of Waterville | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 4:02 p.m. | Funnel cloudRemarkFUNNEL CLOUD MOVING ENE. | 2 miles south of Waterville | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 4:02 p.m. | TornadoRemarkTORNADO MOVING ENE. | 1 mile south of Waterville | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Storm chaser |
| 4 | 4:32 p.m. | TornadoRemarkTWISTER SEEN 6 MILES NNE OF WATERVILLE. | 2 miles east-southeast of Kilkenny | 13 miles west of Faribault | Storm chaser |
| 5 | 5:12 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkSIDING ON HOME PEELING OFF. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 5:12 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREE DOWN OVER POWER LINE. | 1 mile northeast of Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | Storm chaser |
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.
Tornado warning 4:04 to 4:45 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:04 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: tornado 2 miles east-southeast of Kilkenny at 4:32 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 4:56 to 5:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:56 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- June 17, 2009: Tornado 2 miles south of Morristown; tornado warnings nearby
- June 5, 2013: Tornado 4 miles west-northwest of West Concord
- July 5, 2019: Tornado 2 miles northeast of Elysian; flash flood warnings nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Tornado, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.