50 mph gust in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning

Wind
Severe thunderstorm warning

The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; both included Faribault.

Storm reports: 8Within 20 miles
Warnings: 2For Rice County
Under a warning: 0 hr 49 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
Faribault warned: YesTwo warnings

Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
In 2019: Rice County's fourth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 32nd storm day of the year.

Timeline

Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:34 to 11:15 a.m.; over Faribault
Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:58 to 11:23 a.m.; over Faribault
8 storm reports, 10:50 to 11:30 a.m.

Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.

Map

Wind 8
Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
Faribault
20 miles

Storm reports

Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.

Medford 3
Owatonna 2
Waseca 2
Kenyon 1

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Storm reports within 20 miles of Faribault, Saturday, July 20, 2019
No.	Time	Report	Where	From Faribault	Reported by
1	10:50 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS TOWN.	in Waseca	18 miles southwest of Faribault	Amateur radio operator
2	10:50 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind gust 50 mph, measured	in Waseca	18 miles southwest of Faribault	Trained storm spotter
3	10:51 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark 12 TO 16 INCH DIAMETER LIMB BROKEN OFF ON SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 45 AND 250 ST. NOTED THAT MUCH OF THE CORNFIELD VISIBLE FROM 45 WAS LAID OVER IN THAT AREA. ABOUT A MILE N AN 8-10 TREE TOPPLED.	4 miles north-northwest of Medford	5 miles south of Faribault	Trained storm spotter
4	11 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.	6 miles west of Owatonna	15 miles south of Faribault	Member of the public
5	11 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark 2 TO 3 INCH BRANCHES DOWN.	2 miles west of Medford	8 miles south of Faribault	Trained storm spotter
6	11 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark 6 INCH BRANCH DOWN, OTHER SMALLER BRANCHES ALSO DOWN.	in Medford	8 miles south of Faribault	Member of the public
7	11:15 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark TREE UPROOTED AT OWATONNA COUNTRY CLUB. TIME ESTIMATED.	2 miles southwest of Owatonna	16 miles south of Faribault	Member of the public
8	11:30 a.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark 2-4 INCH BRANCHES DOWN. PICTURE ON FACEBOOK.	in Kenyon	14 miles east of Faribault	Member of the public

Warnings

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 10:34 to 11:15 a.m. Included Faribault
Issued
10:34 a.m.
In effect until
11:15 a.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 in Janesville at 10:38 a.m.
Text
The full text, from the National Weather Service (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Severe thunderstorm warning 10:58 to 11:23 a.m. Included Faribault
Issued
10:58 a.m.
In effect until
11:23 a.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 in Medford at 11 a.m.
Text
The full text, from the National Weather Service (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)

Days like this one

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
Jan. 19, 2013: 51 mph gust in Faribault

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.

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