Storm log
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1-inch hail 2 miles east of Waterville; Faribault under a tornado warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued five tornado warnings for Rice County; one, a tornado warning from 4:47 to 5:15 p.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.2 miles east of Waterville
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 5For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 28 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTornado warning, 4:47 to 5:15 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 6:52 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 5%.
- In 2021: Rice County's first day with a tornado warning, and the sixth storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 25 biggest storm days since 2006.
- Tornado warning, 4:13 to 4:27 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 4:23 to 4:49 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 4:36 to 5 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 4:47 to 5:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- Tornado warning, 5:15 to 5:30 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 4:40 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 34° to 63°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.38 to 29.75 in.
High 63° at 5:55 p.m., low 34° at 11:15 p.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 6:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:13 to 5:30 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.
- Hail 1
- Tornado warning outlines 5
- 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 | 4:40 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 2 miles east of Waterville | 14 miles west of Faribault | Member of the public |
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.
Tornado warning 4:13 to 4:27 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:13 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:27 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Tornado warning 4:23 to 4:49 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:23 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:49 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Tornado warning 4:36 to 5 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:36 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Tornado warning 4:47 to 5:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:47 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:15 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.
Tornado warning 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 5:15 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- March 6, 2017: 1-inch hail in Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- April 11, 2019: 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- April 17, 2026: 1-inch hail 4 miles northeast of Faribault; 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.