Storm log
Monday, May 15, 2017
1.75-inch hail 1 mile north of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: seven hail and one rain; they came in two rounds: 10:09 to 10:26 p.m. and 11:37 p.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.75 in.1 mile north of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in an enhanced 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 30%.
- In 2017: The ninth storm day of the year.
Round 1, 10:09 to 10:26 p.m.Round 2, 11:37 p.m.
- 8 storm reports, 10:09 to 11:37 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). Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Temperature 61° to 75°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.69 to 29.86 in.
High 75° at 11:14 a.m., low 61° at 5:34 a.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 2:54 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (10:09 to 10:26 p.m. and 11:37 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 7
- 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 5
- West Concord 2
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:09 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 10:10 p.m. | Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball) | 1 mile north of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 3 | 10:10 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 10:10 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 10:10 p.m. | Heavy rain 1 in.RemarkLATE REPORT. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 10:22 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkDIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. | 6 miles west-northwest of West Concord | 15 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 10:26 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 2 miles northwest of West Concord | 19 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 11:37 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | 1 mile east-southeast of Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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 10, 2023: 1.75-inch hail 5 miles east-southeast of Medford; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- July 19, 2006: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 1, 2017: 1.75-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague; 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.