Storm log
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Wildfire 3 miles north-northeast of Waseca
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them wildfire. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 6:59 a.m., had Faribault outside every thunderstorm area.
- In 2024: The fifth storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 12:20 to 1 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured).
- Temperature 36° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 41 mph
- Pressure 29.30 to 29.84 in.
High 73° at 2:15 p.m., low 36° at 11:15 p.m. Peak gust 41 mph at 3:15 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.
- Other report 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:20 p.m. | WildfireRemarkCorrected start time based on radar and satellite. Active wildfire evident on radar and satellite imagery. Images relayed to NWS via social media. | 3 miles north-northeast of Waseca | 16 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 1 p.m. | WildfireRemarkActive wildfire evident on radar and satellite imagery. Images relayed to NWS via social media. | 3 miles north-northeast of Waseca | 16 miles southwest 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.