Storm log
Monday, July 24, 2023
1.25-inch hail in Dennison; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged two 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 Dennison
- Storm reports
- 2Within 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 7:57 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: Rice County's fourth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:17 to 4 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4 to 4:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:30 to 4:42 p.m.
- 2 storm reports, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 59° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.99 to 30.05 in.
High 90° at 3:55 p.m., low 59° at 5:55 a.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 4:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:17 to 4:45 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
- 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.
- Dennison 1
- West Concord 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)RemarkShredded leaves. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 4:45 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar) | 7 miles west of West Concord | 15 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 3:17 to 4 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 3:17 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4 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 Dennison at 3:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 4 to 4:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:30 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 4:30 to 4:42 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:30 p.m.
- In effect until
- 4:42 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 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.