Storm log
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Wind damage in Kenyon
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one wind and one funnel cloud; they came in two rounds: 7:30 p.m. and 8:32 p.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 12:38 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 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2020: The 12th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 7:30 p.m.Round 2, 8:32 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 7:30 to 8:32 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Temperature 64° to 81°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.79 to 29.90 in.
High 81° at 3:55 p.m., low 64° at 3:15 a.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 9:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (7:30 p.m. and 8:32 p.m.). The airport reports about every 19 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 1
- Other report 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.
- Dundas 1
- Kenyon 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Funnel cloud | 5 miles northwest of Dundas | 14 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8:32 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkLARGE TREE LIMB DOWN AT THE CORNER OF RED WING AVE. AND 1ST ST. DIAMETER ESTIMATED AT 12-18 INCHES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- May 27, 2012: 61 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- May 24, 2018: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- May 21, 2024: Wind damage in Faribault; tornado 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.