Storm log
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 42 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 7:48 to 8:30 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2018: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 17th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:48 to 8:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 7:58 to 8:50 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 66° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 40 mph
- Pressure 29.87 to 30.07 in.
High 90° at 2:35 p.m., low 66° at 7:55 p.m. Peak gust 40 mph at 7:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:48 to 8:50 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 3
- 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.
- Dennison 1
- Faribault 1
- Near Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:58 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. | in Faribault | In Faribault | 911 call center |
| 2 | 7:58 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkTREES DOWN IN WELLS TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED. | 3 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 3 miles northwest of Faribault | 911 call center |
| 3 | 8:50 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkROOF BLOWN OFF SHED, LANDING ON A ROAD IN THE NORTHERN EDGE OF DENNISON. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
How much warning Faribault had: 10 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 7:48 p.m.; thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Faribault at 7:58 p.m. The site's measure: from the warning's start to the first report of its kind, at warning size, in town while it was in effect.
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 7:48 to 8:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:48 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage 3 miles west-northwest of Faribault at 7:58 p.m.
- May 21, 2024: Wind damage in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- May 26, 2020: Wind damage in Kenyon
- May 27, 2012: 61 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.