Storm log
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Wind damage 8 miles south-southeast of Lonsdale; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 43 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 2:17 to 3 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 9:12 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%.
- In 2018: Rice County's fourth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 27th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:17 to 3 p.m.; over Faribault
- 5 storm reports, 1:59 to 2:10 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 84°
- Wind gusts to 41 mph
- Pressure 29.90 to 30.09 in.
High 84° at 12:55 p.m., low 57° at 3:55 p.m. Peak gust 41 mph at 5:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:59 to 3 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 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.
- Northfield 2
- Dundas 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Morristown 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:59 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkEM REPORTS WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. | in Morristown | 9 miles southwest of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 2:05 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkWIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 3 | 2:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkBOATS AND DOCKS BLOWN OFF THE SHORE. TIME ESTIMATED. | 8 miles south-southeast of Lonsdale | 8 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 2:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark*** 1 INJ *** A SHED WAS BLOWN DOWN LEAVING ONE PERSON WITH MINOR INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED. | 4 miles west-northwest of Dundas | 12 miles north of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 5 | 2:10 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkROOF BLOWN OFF OF A TRAILER HOME. TIME ESTIMATED. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
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 2:17 to 3 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 2:17 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3 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 2 miles south of Lakeville at 2:17 p.m.
- Sept. 17, 2021: 58 mph gust 1 mile south of Elko New Market
- Sept. 4, 2017: 54 mph gust 3 miles northwest of Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Aug. 29, 2024: Wind damage in Faribault
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.