1-inch hail 2 miles north of Morristown; Faribault under a tornado warning

Hail
Wind
Tornado warning
Severe thunderstorm warning

The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles: four hail and one wind. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning; one, a tornado warning from 10:44 to 11:15 p.m., included Faribault.

Largest hail within 20 miles: 1 in.2 miles north of Morristown
Storm reports: 5Within 20 miles
Warnings: 2For Rice County
Under a warning: 0 hr 31 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
Faribault warned: YesTornado warning, 10:44 to 11:15 p.m.

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: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
In 2019: Rice County's first day with a tornado warning, and the 38th storm day of the year.

Timeline

Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:22 to 11:15 p.m.
Tornado warning, 10:44 to 11:15 p.m.; over Faribault
5 storm reports, 10:48 to 11:29 p.m.

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

Map

Hail 4
Wind 1
Tornado warning outline 1
Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
Hail dots are sized by the hail.
Faribault
20 miles

Storm reports

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

Montgomery 3
Morristown 1
Near Faribault 1

Sort:

Storm reports within 20 miles of Faribault, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
No.	Time	Report	Where	From Faribault	Reported by
1	10:48 p.m.	Hail 0.5 in. (small marble)	1 mile north of Montgomery	19 miles northwest of Faribault	Member of the public
2	10:52 p.m.	Thunderstorm wind damage Remark REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.	1 mile north of Montgomery	19 miles northwest of Faribault	Member of the public
3	11 p.m.	Hail 1 in. (quarter)	in Montgomery	18 miles northwest of Faribault	Law enforcement
4	11:15 p.m.	Hail 1 in. (quarter)	2 miles north of Morristown	9 miles west of Faribault	Member of the public
5	11:29 p.m.	Hail 0.5 in. (small marble)	5 miles southwest of Faribault	4 miles south 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 10:22 to 11:15 p.m. Faribault outside
Issued
10:22 p.m.
In effect until
11:15 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 in White Bear Lake at 10:28 p.m.
Text
The full text, from the National Weather Service (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Tornado warning 10:44 to 11:15 p.m. Included Faribault
Issued
10:44 p.m.
In effect until
11:15 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.
Text
The full text, from the National Weather Service (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)

Days like this one

Aug. 27, 2025: 1-inch hail 2 miles north of Faribault
Aug. 24, 2021: 1-inch hail in Lonsdale; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
Sept. 20, 2014: 1-inch hail in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning

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.

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