Storm log
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wind damage 2 miles northwest of Faribault; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a wind report. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:41 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2025: Rice County's first day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 10th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:33 to 5:30 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 5:48 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 48° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 33 mph
- Pressure 29.47 to 29.81 in.
High 73° at 12:55 p.m., low 48° at 4:55 a.m. Peak gust 33 mph at 1:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:33 to 5:48 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
- 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 | 5:48 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkDelayed report of a snapped 12 to 15 inch tree branch on the southern side of the Faribault Golf & Country Club. Time estimated from radar. | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | 2 miles northwest 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 4:33 to 5:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:33 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:30 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.
- April 20, 2020: 52 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca
- April 23, 2022: 56 mph gust 2 miles south-southeast of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- April 6, 2021: Wind damage 3 miles south of Owatonna
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.