Storm log
Monday, July 10, 2023
1.75-inch hail 5 miles east-southeast of Medford; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged five 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
- 1.75 in.5 miles east-southeast of Medford
- Storm reports
- 5Within 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 7:20 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 2023: Rice County's third day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 20th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:29 to 8:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:20 to 9 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:05 to 9:21 p.m.
- 5 storm reports, 7:50 to 9:25 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.73 to 29.89 in.
High 90° at 2:15 p.m., low 63° at 12:35 a.m., July 11. Peak gust 21 mph at 2:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:29 to 9:25 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 5
- 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.
- Lonsdale 3
- Dundas 1
- Medford 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:50 p.m. | Hail 0.5 in. (small marble)RemarkPhone report. | 2 miles north of Lonsdale | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 7:53 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)RemarkRadio report. | 1 mile northeast of Lonsdale | 16 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 8:14 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 5 miles southeast of Lonsdale | 11 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 8:26 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkPhone report. | 5 miles west-southwest of Dundas | 8 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 9:25 p.m. | Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball)RemarkReport from Twitter. | 5 miles east-southeast of Medford | 12 miles southeast 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 7:29 to 8:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 7:29 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:30 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) 5 miles southeast of Lonsdale at 8:14 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 8:20 to 9 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 8:20 p.m.
- In effect until
- 9 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) 5 miles west-southwest of Dundas at 8:26 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:05 to 9:21 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:05 p.m.
- In effect until
- 9:21 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.
- July 19, 2006: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 1, 2017: 1.75-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 11, 2023: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.