Storm log
Monday, March 6, 2017
1-inch hail in Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Largest hail in Faribault
- 1 in.5:55 p.m.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:01 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 2017: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the sixth storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 1 in. ties for the third-largest hail in Faribault since 2005.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:13 to 6:36 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 5:55 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 37° to 66°
- Wind gusts to 41 mph
- Pressure 29.18 to 29.70 in.
High 66° at 2:54 p.m., low 37° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 41 mph at 5:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (5:55 to 6:36 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
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 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 | 5:55 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Faribault | In Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
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 6:13 to 6:36 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 6:13 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6:36 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- March 10, 2021: 1-inch hail 2 miles east of Waterville; Faribault under a tornado warning
- April 11, 2019: 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- April 17, 2026: 1-inch hail 4 miles northeast of Faribault; 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.