Storm log
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021
1-inch hail in Lonsdale; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a hail report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.

- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.In Lonsdale
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 8:13 p.m. the evening before, 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: Rice County's third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 17th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:48 to 4:30 a.m.
- 1 storm report, 4 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 64° to 77°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.73 to 30.00 in.
High 77° at 5:35 p.m., low 64° at 12:15 a.m., Aug. 25. Peak gust 32 mph at 7:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:48 to 4:30 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 1
- 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 | 4 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Lonsdale | 16 miles northwest 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 3:48 to 4:30 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 3:48 a.m.
- In effect until
- 4:30 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) in Lonsdale at 4 a.m.
- Aug. 27, 2025: 1-inch hail 2 miles north of Faribault
- Sept. 2, 2019: 1-inch hail 2 miles north of Morristown; Faribault under a tornado warning
- Aug. 10, 2020: 1-inch hail 1 mile east-southeast of Northfield; 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.