Storm log
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Tornado 3 miles east of Morristown; Faribault under a tornado warning
The National Weather Service logged nine storm reports within 20 miles, all of them tornado. It issued two tornado warnings for Rice County; one, a tornado warning from 8:05 to 8:45 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 9Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 40 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTornado warning, 8:05 to 8:45 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:11 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2021: Rice County's second day with a tornado warning, and the 10th storm day of the year.
- Tornado warning, 7:39 to 8:15 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 8:05 to 8:45 p.m.; over Faribault
- 9 storm reports, 7:25 to 8:42 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 75°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.95 to 30.03 in.
High 75° at 3:15 p.m., low 63° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 4:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:25 to 8:45 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.
- Tornado 9
- Tornado warning outlines 2
- 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.
- Owatonna 4
- Elko New Market 2
- Morristown 2
- Dundas 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:25 p.m. | TornadoRemarkCORRECTS APPROXIMATE TIME OF PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 W OWATONNA. SECOND OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF OWATONNA. LOCATION APPROXIMATE. | 4 miles west of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 7:25 p.m. | TornadoRemarkCORRECTS APPROXIMATE TIME OF PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 W OWATONNA. ONE OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF OWATONNA. LOCATION APPROXIMATE. WENT NORTH TOWARD MEDFORD. | 3 miles west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 7:43 p.m. | TornadoRemarkSECOND OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF OWATONNA. LOCATION APPROXIMATE. | 4 miles west of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 7:43 p.m. | TornadoRemarkONE OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF OWATONNA. LOCATION APPROXIMATE. WENT NORTH TOWARD MEDFORD. | 3 miles west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 5 | 7:45 p.m. | TornadoRemarkSEPARATE TORNADO FROM THE OTHER ONE 3 E MORRISTOWN. THE TORNADOES WERE SEPARATED BY ABOUT ONE MILE. BOTH WERE PHOTOGRAPHED AND CAUGHT ON VIDEO BY A LONGTIME SPOTTER. | 3 miles east of Morristown | 7 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 7:45 p.m. | TornadoRemarkTREES DOWN. NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. CAUGHT ON PICTURES AND VIDEO. THIS WAS A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. ANOTHER FUNNEL WAS CLOSE BY BUT COULD NOT SEE WHETHER THAT TOUCHED DOWN. | 3 miles east of Morristown | 7 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 8:21 p.m. | TornadoRemarkRELAYED BY RICE COUNTY SKYWARN. STORM CHASER SAW TREES DOWNED. | 6 miles west-southwest of Dundas | 8 miles north of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 8 | 8:27 p.m. | TornadoRemarkRELAYED BY RICE COUNTY SKYWARN. APPROXIMATE LOCATION NEAR WEBSTER. | 3 miles south-southeast of Elko New Market | 17 miles north of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 9 | 8:42 p.m. | TornadoRemarkREPORTED AS RAIN WRAPPED. REPORT RELAYED BY SCOTT COUNTY 911. | 2 miles east of Elko New Market | 19 miles north 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.
Tornado warning 7:39 to 8:15 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 7:39 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: tornado 3 miles east of Morristown at 7:45 p.m.
Tornado warning 8:05 to 8:45 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8:05 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: tornado 6 miles west-southwest of Dundas at 8:21 p.m.
- June 5, 2013: Tornado 4 miles west-northwest of West Concord
- April 28, 2025: Tornado 3 miles east of Morristown; Faribault under a tornado warning
- June 14, 2016: Tornado 2 miles east-southeast of Kilkenny; tornado warning nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Tornado, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.