Storm log
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020
1.25-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Morristown; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail, in two rounds: 11:57 a.m. and 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.m. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.25 in.4 miles south-southeast of Morristown
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 32 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:52 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2020: Rice County's fifth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
Round 1, 11:57 a.m.Round 2, 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.m., Sept. 6; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 11:57 a.m. to 11:57 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 48° to 77°
- Wind gusts to 48 mph
- Pressure 30.02 to 30.25 in.
High 77° at 3:35 p.m., low 48° at 3:55 a.m. Peak gust 48 mph at 11:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (11:57 a.m. and 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.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.
- Hail 2
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- Hail dots are sized by the hail.
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:57 a.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | 4 miles south-southeast of Morristown | 11 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS employee |
| 2 | 11:57 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)RemarkCORRECTED TIME - PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 4 SSE MORRISTOWN. | 4 miles south-southeast of Morristown | 11 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS employee |
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 11:31 p.m. to 12:03 a.m., Sept. 6 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 11:31 p.m.
- In effect until
- 12:03 a.m., Sept. 6
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) 4 miles south-southeast of Morristown at 11:57 p.m.
- Aug. 13, 2019: 1.25-inch hail in Waseca
- July 28, 2025: 1.25-inch hail 1 mile south of Morristown; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 24, 2023: 1.25-inch hail in Dennison; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
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.