Storm log
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
1.5-inch hail 2 miles west-southwest of Kenyon
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.2 miles west-southwest of Kenyon
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2024: The 27th storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 4:37 to 6 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 63° to 84°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.70 to 29.83 in.
High 84° at 12:55 p.m., low 63° at 11:55 p.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 3:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:37 to 6 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 4
- 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 2
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:37 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 5:11 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkPicture on social media showed 1 inch hail. | 2 miles south of Owatonna | 16 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 5:58 p.m. | Hail 1.5 in. (walnut or Ping-Pong ball)RemarkLot of hail, largest was ping pong ball size. | 2 miles west-southwest of Kenyon | 12 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 6 p.m. | Hail 1.25 in. (half dollar)RemarkSeveral reports passed along of quarter to half dollar hail in Kenyon at 600 pm. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Amateur radio operator |
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.
- Aug. 28, 2007: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south of Castle Rock; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- Aug. 4, 2016: 1.5-inch hail 4 miles south-southeast of Owatonna
- July 24, 2009: 1.5-inch hail 3 miles north of Claremont; 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.