Storm log
Saturday, April 23, 2022
56 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 39 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 7:36 to 8:15 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:19 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2022: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:36 to 8:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 7:06 to 7:43 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 52° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 39 mph
- Pressure 29.41 to 29.72 in.
High 73° at 3:35 p.m., low 52° at 12:35 a.m., April 24. Peak gust 39 mph at 5:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:06 to 8:15 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.
- Wind 4
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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.
- Owatonna 2
- Nerstrand 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:06 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 56 mph, measuredRemarkMESONET STATION MN039 WASECA 1SSE. | 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 2 | 7:28 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDELAYED REPORT: TREE DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | 1 mile south-southwest of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | 911 call center |
| 3 | 7:33 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 51 mph, measured | 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 4 | 7:43 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark18 INCH TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | 2 miles southwest of Nerstrand | 9 miles east of Faribault | 911 call center |
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 7:36 to 8:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:36 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage 2 miles southwest of Nerstrand at 7:43 p.m.
- Feb. 28, 2025: 56 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna
- Feb. 18, 2022: 56 mph gust 4 miles south of Randolph
- Aug. 3, 2012: 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.