Storm log
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016
1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:43 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: The 17th storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 1:03 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 64° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.81 to 29.94 in.
High 82° at 11:34 a.m., low 64° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 11:34 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:03 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
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:03 p.m. | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball)RemarkPHOTOS POSTED TO KAAL FACEBOOK PAGE. | 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna | 18 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
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.
- July 24, 2009: 1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- Aug. 28, 2007: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south of Castle Rock; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- June 22, 2017: 1.5-inch hail in Morristown; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
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.