Storm log
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
52 mph gust 3 miles south of Randolph; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Storm reports
- 7Within 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 7:19 a.m., had Faribault in an enhanced risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2017: Rice County's eighth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 17th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:38 to 4:15 p.m.
- 7 storm reports, 3:55 to 4:30 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 57° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.88 to 30.12 in.
High 82° at 11:54 a.m., low 57° at 5:34 a.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 3:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:38 to 4:30 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 7
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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 3
- Claremont 1
- Northfield 1
- Randolph 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:55 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkSEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 19. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 3:59 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 52 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS STATION SYN, STANTON AP. | 3 miles south of Randolph | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 3 | 4:05 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 48 mph, measuredRemarkMESONET STATION MN039, WASECA 1SSE. | 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 4 | 4:14 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 48 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS STATION OWA, OWATONNA AP. | 3 miles northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 5 | 4:15 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREE DOWN. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 4:18 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREES DOWN. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
| 7 | 4:30 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDAMAGE TO TURKEY FARM AND POWER LINES. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | 2 miles north of Claremont | 20 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
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 3:38 to 4:15 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 3:38 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:15 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 damage 4 miles southwest of Janesville at 3:42 p.m.
- April 20, 2020: 52 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca
- July 20, 2026: 51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna
- July 23, 2022: 51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna; 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.