Storm log
Thursday, June 22, 2017
1.5-inch hail in Morristown; 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 within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.In Morristown
- 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 7:59 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2017: Rice County's sixth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 15th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:23 to 8 a.m.
- 1 storm report, 7:23 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 59° to 72°
- Wind gusts to 9 mph
- Pressure 20.34 to 29.79 in.
High 72° at 8:14 a.m., low 59° at 12:54 a.m., June 23. Peak gust 9 mph at 7:34 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:23 to 8 a.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 | 7:23 a.m. | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball) | in Morristown | 10 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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 7:23 to 8 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 7:23 a.m.
- In effect until
- 8 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball) in Morristown at 7:23 a.m.
- July 24, 2009: 1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- Aug. 4, 2016: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
- Aug. 28, 2007: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south of Castle Rock; severe thunderstorm warnings 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.