Storm log
Monday, June 12, 2017
59 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; none included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:31 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2017: Rice County's fourth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 13th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:24 to 2 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:51 to 2:06 p.m.
- 5 storm reports, 1:20 to 1:54 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 75°
- Wind gusts to 58 mph
- Pressure 29.79 to 30.03 in.
High 75° at 11:54 a.m., low 64° at 1:54 p.m. Peak gust 58 mph at 1:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:20 to 2:06 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 5
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
- 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.
- Near Faribault 2
- Waseca 2
- Medford 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:20 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 59 mph, measuredRemarkMESONET STATION MN039, WASECA 1SSE. | 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkMULTIPLE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. | in Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 1:38 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREE DOWN ON HWY 45. | 2 miles north-northwest of Medford | 7 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 1:48 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph, measuredRemarkMEASURED AT FARIBAULT AIRPORT. | 3 miles northwest of Faribault | 3 miles northwest of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 5 | 1:54 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS STATION FBL, FARIBAULT AP. | 3 miles northwest of Faribault | 3 miles northwest of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
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 1:24 to 2 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 1:24 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind gust 60 mph 3 miles west-southwest of Waseca at 1:24 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 1:51 to 2:06 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 1:51 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2:06 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.
- June 10, 2016: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- 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.