Storm log
Monday, May 24, 2021
0.7-inch hail 1 mile north of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and one wind; they came in two rounds: 4:39 p.m. and 5:55 p.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.7 in.1 mile north of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:03 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2021: The 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 4:39 p.m.Round 2, 5:55 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 4:39 to 5:55 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 66° to 84°
- Wind gusts to 24 mph
- Pressure 29.86 to 30.04 in.
High 84° at 2:55 p.m., low 66° at 2:15 a.m. Peak gust 24 mph at 11:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (4:39 p.m. and 5:55 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
- Wind 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 | 4:39 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkREPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | 1 mile north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 5:55 p.m. | Hail 0.7 in.RemarkCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 N OWATONNA FOR REPORT SOURCE. MEDIA FORWARDED SPOTTER REPORT OF DIME SIZED HAIL AND ESTIMATED 40MPH WINDS. LOCATION NOT EXACT. | 1 mile north of Owatonna | 13 miles south 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 25, 2018: 0.75-inch hail in Faribault
- May 25, 2015: 0.75-inch hail in Morristown; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- May 30, 2008: 0.75-inch hail in Montgomery; 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.