Storm log
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged 13 storm reports within 20 miles: 11 hail and two wind; they came in two rounds: 1:30 to 2:47 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:50 p.m. It issued three severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 7:44 to 8:14 p.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail in Faribault
- 1 in.1:55 p.m.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.2 miles southeast of Northfield
- Storm reports
- 13Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 3For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 30 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 7:44 to 8:14 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8:11 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2022: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the seventh storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 1 in. ties for the third-largest hail in Faribault since 2005.
Round 1, 1:30 to 2:47 p.m.Round 2, 7:15 to 8:50 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:57 to 2:19 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:44 to 8:14 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:30 to 8:50 p.m.
- 13 storm reports, 1:30 to 8 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 34° to 61°
- Wind gusts to 45 mph
- Pressure 29.25 to 29.89 in.
High 61° at 11:55 p.m., low 34° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 45 mph at 12:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (1:30 to 2:47 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:50 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 11
- Wind 2
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 3
- 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.
- Northfield 7
- Owatonna 2
- Dundas 1
- Faribault 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 1:50 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)RemarkTIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | in Dundas | 10 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 1:50 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 1:50 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkREPORTS OF 3 SEMIS BLOWN OVER ON I35 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 54 AND 55. ADDITIONALLY, DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. | 3 miles south-southwest of Faribault | 3 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 5 | 1:55 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile west of Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 1:55 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkDIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. | 1 mile east-southeast of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 1:55 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 1:58 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | 2 miles east of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | 2 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | 1 mile west-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 10 | 2 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkNUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED, PICTURES VIA FACEBOOK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | 5 miles west of Nerstrand | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 2:47 p.m. | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball) | 2 miles southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 12 | 7:15 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile southwest of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 8 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkTIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south 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 1:57 to 2:19 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 1:57 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2:19 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) 2 miles east of Northfield at 1:58 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 7:44 to 8:14 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:44 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:14 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) in Owatonna at 8 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 8:30 to 8:50 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 8:30 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:50 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- June 22, 2017: 1.5-inch hail in Morristown; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- July 24, 2009: 1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- Aug. 4, 2016: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
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.