Storm log
Saturday, July 22, 2023
1.25-inch hail 2 miles south of Kenyon
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.25 in.2 miles south of Kenyon
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:55 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2023: The 21st storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 6:20 to 6:45 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 57° to 86°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.84 to 29.98 in.
High 86° at 4:15 p.m., low 57° at 5:15 a.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 4:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (6:20 to 6:45 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.
- Hail 2
- 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.
- Kenyon 1
- Medford 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:20 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)RemarkMix of quarter to half-dollar sized hail, picture on Twitter. | 2 miles south of Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 6:45 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in Medford | 8 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- July 28, 2025: 1.25-inch hail 1 mile south of Morristown; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Aug. 13, 2019: 1.25-inch hail in Waseca
- June 19, 2012: 55 mph gust 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.