Storm log
Thursday, May 19, 2022
1.25-inch hail in Montgomery; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued three severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; none included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.25 in.In Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 3For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:24 a.m., had Faribault in an enhanced risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2022: Rice County's fifth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 12th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:10 to 4:34 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:26 to 4:35 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:05 to 5:16 p.m.
- 3 storm reports, 4:15 to 5:12 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 48° to 72°
- Wind gusts to 26 mph
- Pressure 29.18 to 29.69 in.
High 72° at 11:35 a.m., low 48° at 4:35 a.m. Peak gust 26 mph at 1:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:10 to 5:16 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 3
- 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.
- Elko New Market 1
- Montgomery 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:15 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 4:31 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 1 mile southwest of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 5:12 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 2 miles northwest of Northfield | 14 miles north 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 4:10 to 4:34 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:10 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:34 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) in Montgomery at 4:15 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 4:26 to 4:35 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:26 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:35 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 in. (quarter) 1 mile southwest of Elko New Market at 4:31 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 5:05 to 5:16 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 5:05 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:16 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 in. (quarter) 2 miles northwest of Northfield at 5:12 p.m.
- June 13, 2022: 1.25-inch hail 1 mile southwest of Owatonna
- June 19, 2012: 55 mph gust in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- July 22, 2023: 1.25-inch hail 2 miles south of Kenyon
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.