Storm log
Monday, May 31, 2021
0.88-inch hail 2 miles west of West Concord
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.88 in.2 miles west of West Concord
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:48 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2021: The 12th storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 3:25 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 50° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 16 mph
- Pressure 30.09 to 30.18 in.
High 79° at 3:35 p.m., low 50° at 5:15 a.m. Peak gust 16 mph at 3:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:25 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
- 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 | 3:25 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)RemarkPUBLIC VIA MEDIA. PHOTO VERIFICATION. | 2 miles west of West Concord | 19 miles southeast of Faribault | TV or radio |
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, 2024: 0.88-inch hail 6 miles west-northwest of Faribault
- May 22, 2011: 0.88-inch hail 4 miles east of Faribault; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 27, 2005: 0.88-inch hail in Waseca; 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.