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Storm log

Friday, Aug. 11, 2023

Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning

  • Hail
  • Wind
  • Severe thunderstorm warning

The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: seven hail and one wind. It issued five severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; three of them included Faribault.

Largest hail in Faribault
1 in.6:40 p.m.
Largest hail within 20 miles
1.75 in.In Morristown
Storm reports
8Within 20 miles
Warnings
5For Rice County
Under a warning
1 hr 55 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
Faribault warned
YesThree warnings

Timeline

  1. Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:44 to 6:17 p.m.; over Faribault
  2. Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:03 to 7 p.m.; over Faribault
  3. Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:32 to 7 p.m.
  4. Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:21 to 8 p.m.; over Faribault
  5. Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:39 to 7:46 p.m.
  6. 8 storm reports, 6:02 to 6:46 p.m.

Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.

Faribault airport (KFBL)

  1. Temperature 61° to 84°
  2. Wind gusts to 29 mph
  3. Pressure 29.66 to 29.83 in.

High 84° at 3:35 p.m., low 61° at 12:35 a.m., Aug. 12. Peak gust 29 mph at 6:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (5:44 to 8 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.

Map

Map of Rice County for Friday, Aug. 11, 2023: 5 warning outlines and 8 storm reports within 20 miles of Faribault, numbered as in the reports tableFaribault12, 734568
  • Hail 7
  • Wind 1
  • Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 5
  • Hail dots are sized by the hail.
  • Faribault
  • 20 miles

Storm reports

Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.

  • Faribault 3
  • Morristown 2
  • Kenyon 1
  • Near Faribault 1
  • Waterville 1
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Storm reports within 20 miles of Faribault, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
No.TimeReportWhereFrom FaribaultReported by
16:02 p.m.Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball)2 miles east of Waterville14 miles west of FaribaultTrained storm spotter
26:12 p.m.Hail 0.7 in.
Remark

Relayed via NWSChat.

in FaribaultIn FaribaultMember of the public
36:16 p.m.Hail 1.75 in. (golf ball)in Morristown10 miles southwest of FaribaultTrained storm spotter
46:20 p.m.Thunderstorm wind damage
Remark

Various trees and branches down in and around Kenyon, reported via HAM in NWSChat. Time estimated.

in Kenyon14 miles east of FaribaultLaw enforcement
56:31 p.m.Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)
Remark

Reported via HAM in NWSChat.

4 miles north of Morristown8 miles west of FaribaultMember of the public
66:40 p.m.Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)2 miles west of Faribault2 miles west of FaribaultTrained storm spotter
76:40 p.m.Hail 1 in. (quarter)
Remark

Reported via HAM in NWSChat.

in FaribaultIn FaribaultTrained storm spotter
86:46 p.m.Hail 0.88 in. (nickel)
Remark

Picture via Twitter.

1 mile south-southwest of FaribaultIn FaribaultMember of the public

Warnings

How much warning Faribault had: 37 minutes. The severe thunderstorm warning over Faribault began at 6:03 p.m.; 1-inch hail was reported in Faribault at 6:40 p.m. The site's measure: from the warning's start to the first report of its kind, at warning size, in town while it was in effect.

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.

  1. Severe thunderstorm warning 5:44 to 6:17 p.m. Included Faribault
    Issued
    5:44 p.m.
    In effect until
    6:17 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.
  2. Severe thunderstorm warning 6:03 to 7 p.m. Included Faribault
    Issued
    6:03 p.m.
    In effect until
    7 p.m.
    Area
    The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
    Faribault
    Yes, inside its area.
    What happened (the site's check)
    Yes: hail 1.75 in. (golf ball) in Morristown at 6:16 p.m.
  3. Severe thunderstorm warning 6:32 to 7 p.m. Faribault outside
    Issued
    6:32 p.m.
    In effect until
    7 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.
  4. Severe thunderstorm warning 7:21 to 8 p.m. Included Faribault
    Issued
    7:21 p.m.
    In effect until
    8 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.
  5. Severe thunderstorm warning 7:39 to 7:46 p.m. Faribault outside
    Issued
    7:39 p.m.
    In effect until
    7:46 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.

Days like this one

  • Aug. 1, 2017: 1.75-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of New Prague; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
  • July 19, 2006: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
  • July 10, 2023: 1.75-inch hail 5 miles east-southeast of Medford; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby

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.

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