Storm log
Saturday, July 23, 2022
51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wind. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 11:57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 33 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 11:57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:54 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 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2022: Rice County's sixth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 14th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:52 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 12:28 to 12:45 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 61° to 81°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.76 to 29.93 in.
High 81° at 9:35 a.m., low 61° at 4:55 a.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 12:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (11:52 a.m. to 12:45 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 2
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 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.
- Kenyon 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:28 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 51 mph, measuredRemarkKOWA - OWATONNA AIRPORT. | 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 2 | 12:45 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkMULTIPLE 10 TO 15 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN, AND BRANCHES DOWN IN KENYON. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
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 11:52 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 11:52 a.m.
- In effect until
- 12:30 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 11:57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 11:57 a.m.
- In effect until
- 12:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- July 20, 2026: 51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna
- Jan. 19, 2013: 51 mph gust in Faribault
- July 20, 2019: 50 mph gust in Waseca; 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.