Storm log
Friday, April 17, 2026
1-inch hail 4 miles northeast of Faribault; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued two severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 8:32 to 9:15 a.m., included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.4 miles northeast of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 43 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 8:32 to 9:15 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:39 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2026: Rice County's second day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:32 to 9:15 a.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:36 to 9:50 a.m.
- 2 storm reports, 8:45 to 9:30 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 36° to 70°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.52 to 29.84 in.
High 70° at 8:35 a.m., low 36° at 11:55 p.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 11:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (8:32 to 9:50 a.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 2
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 2
- 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.
- Kilkenny 1
- Near Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:45 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter)RemarkDelayed report. Confirmed by Emergency Management. | in Kilkenny | 15 miles west of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 9:30 a.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 4 miles northeast of Faribault | 4 miles northeast 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 8:32 to 9:15 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8:32 a.m.
- In effect until
- 9:15 a.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 in. (quarter) in Kilkenny at 8:45 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:36 to 9:50 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:36 a.m.
- In effect until
- 9:50 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.
- April 11, 2019: 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- May 3, 2012: 1-inch hail 1 mile northeast of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- May 7, 2014: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
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.