Storm log
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017
1.75-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles: two hail and one wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.75 in.4 miles south-southeast of New Prague
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 23 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 4:37 to 5 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:52 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2017: Rice County's 10th day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 19th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:37 to 5 p.m.; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 3:55 to 4:25 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 22 mph
- Pressure 30.00 to 30.11 in.
High 82° at 12:54 p.m., low 57° at 5:54 a.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 4:54 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:55 to 5 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 2
- Wind 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.
- New Prague 2
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:55 p.m. | Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball)RemarkPHOTO SUBMITTED ON TWITTER. | 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 4 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkMULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND OWATONNA. | 1 mile southeast of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 3 | 4:25 p.m. | Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball)RemarkPHOTO SUBMITTED ON TWITTER. | 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest 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 4:37 to 5 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:37 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- Aug. 11, 2023: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 19, 2006: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 10, 2023: 1.75-inch hail 5 miles east-southeast of Medford; 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.