Storm log
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Wind damage in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a wind report, in two rounds: 12:18 to 12:45 a.m. and 4:50 to 5:11 p.m. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning; none included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8 a.m., had Faribault in an enhanced risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 10%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2024: Rice County's first day with a tornado warning, and the ninth storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:18 to 12:45 a.m.Round 2, 4:50 to 5:11 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:18 to 12:45 a.m.
- Tornado warning, 4:50 to 5:11 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 4:57 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Temperature 55° to 72°
- Wind gusts to 43 mph
- Pressure 29.34 to 29.77 in.
High 72° at 1:15 p.m., low 55° at 12:55 a.m., May 22. Peak gust 43 mph at 5:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:18 to 12:45 a.m. and 4:50 to 5:11 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.
- Wind 1
- Tornado warning outline 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- 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 | 4:57 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkLarge tree down blocking roadway 2 miles south of Faribault. Time estimated via radar. | 2 miles south of Faribault | In 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 12:18 to 12:45 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 12:18 a.m.
- In effect until
- 12:45 a.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.
Tornado warning 4:50 to 5:11 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:50 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:11 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.
- May 24, 2018: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- May 19, 2025: Wind damage in Faribault
- May 19, 2013: 54 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.