Storm log
Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
58 mph gust 1 mile south of Elko New Market
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 7:39 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2021: The 19th storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 3:05 to 3:16 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 43° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 38 mph
- Pressure 29.82 to 30.23 in.
High 73° at 1:15 a.m., low 43° at 11:35 p.m. Peak gust 38 mph at 3:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:05 to 3:16 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.
- Wind 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.
- Dundas 1
- Elko New Market 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:05 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkRICE CO DISPATCH REPORTED SEMI-TRAILER FLIPPED OVER FROM WIND GUSTS. TIME ROUGHLY ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | 6 miles northwest of Dundas | 13 miles north of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 3:16 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 58 mph, measuredRemarkMESONET STATION AU778 ELKO NEW MARKET. | 1 mile south of Elko New Market | 18 miles north of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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.
- July 10, 2011: 59 mph gust in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 12, 2017: 59 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- June 10, 2016: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in strongest wind, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.