Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
Flash flooding 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Flash flood warning, 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Aug. 18
Storm log
Storm Log
Every National Weather Service warning for Rice County and every storm report within 20 miles of Faribault, day by day.
Warnings for Rice County
- 59 tornado warnings since 1987
- 342 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986
- 70 flood warnings since 1990
- 98 winter warnings since 2006
How long since
- Last tornado warning June 23, 2026, 133 days ago
- Last severe thunderstorm warning Oct. 28, 2026, 6 days ago
- Last hail in Faribault April 13, 2026, 204 days ago
- Last tornado within 20 miles Aug. 29, 2025, 431 days ago
Warning: Issued when hazardous weather is happening, about to happen or very likely, and is a threat to life or property. National Weather Service glossary
Storm report: A local storm report: what a local National Weather Service office issues to share reports of severe or significant weather. National Weather Service glossary
The area this log covers
Every National Weather Service warning for Rice County (outlined) and every storm report inside the dashed circle, 20 miles around Faribault (the blue dot).
- Tornado
- Hail, 1 inch or more
- Wind, 58 mph or damage
- Flood, or 6 inches of snow
- Any other report
- Tornado warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning
- Flash flood or flood warning
Current through Nov. 3
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65 flood days since 1990
2025 2 flood days
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Flash flooding in Faribault
2024 5 flood days
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 10:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. July 7 (Faribault outside)
June 21 to 22, 2024
Flooding in Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
4 warnings
- June 21: Flood warning, 2:29 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. June 22 (Faribault outside)
- June 21: Flood warning, 4:20 p.m. to 7 a.m. July 4 (Faribault outside)
- June 21: Flash flood warning, 10:09 p.m. to 4 a.m. June 22
- June 22: Flood warning, 2:29 a.m. to 10 a.m. June 25
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 10:36 a.m. to 11:37 a.m. June 19 (Faribault outside)
Monday, June 3, 2024
2.83 inches of rain 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery; Faribault under a flood warning
- Flood warning, 4:21 a.m. to 11:43 a.m. June 5 (Faribault outside)
- Flood warning, 4:59 a.m. to 10 p.m.
2023 2 flood days
Monday, May 15, 2023
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 1 a.m. to 7:46 a.m. May 16 (Faribault outside)
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 10 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. April 5 (Faribault outside)
2022 1 flood day
Monday, June 13, 2022
1.25-inch hail 1 mile southwest of Owatonna
2020 3 flood days
July 25 to 26, 2020
Faribault under a flash flood warning
- July 25: Flash flood warning, 9:34 p.m. to 3:15 a.m. July 26
- July 26: Flash flood warning, 3:10 to 8:04 a.m.
Two storm days: July 25 (flash flood warning), July 26 (heavy rain).
Monday, June 29, 2020
3.56 inches of rain in Faribault; flash flood warning nearby
- Flash flood warning, 8:33 to 11:45 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- Flood warning, 11:40 a.m. to 3:59 p.m. (Faribault outside)
2019 8 flood days
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 3:24 a.m. to 8:27 p.m. Oct. 7 (Faribault outside)
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 5:28 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 22 (Faribault outside)
Friday, July 5, 2019
Tornado 2 miles northeast of Elysian; flash flood warnings nearby
- Flash flood warning, 8:22 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. July 6 (Faribault outside)
- Flash flood warning, 9:10 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. July 6 (Faribault outside)
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
1.7 inches of rain in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Flash flood warning, noon to 3 p.m.
- Flood warning, 5:04 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. April 20 (Faribault outside)
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 4:11 p.m. to 7 a.m. March 27 (Faribault outside)
Friday, March 15, 2019
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 8:55 p.m. to 8 a.m. March 16 (Faribault outside)
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Flooding 1 mile south of Dennison; Faribault under a flood warning
- Flood warning, 10:27 a.m. to 10:15 p.m.
2018 3 flood days
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
4.07 inches of rain in Faribault
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
2.72 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
- Flood warning, 7:57 p.m. to 1:49 p.m. Sept. 5
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
2016 4 flood days
Sept. 21 to 22, 2016
Flash flooding in Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Sept. 21: Flash flood warning, 10:07 p.m. to 5:01 a.m. Sept. 22
- Sept. 22: Flood warning, 4:57 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sept. 23
Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
Flash flooding in Kilkenny; flash flood warning nearby
- Flash flood warning, 3:59 to 8 p.m. (Faribault outside)
2014 4 flood days
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014
Flash flooding in Castle Rock
Thursday, June 19, 2014
2.6 inches of rain 5 miles west-southwest of Lonsdale; flood warnings nearby
- Flood warning, 7:35 a.m. to 6:08 p.m. June 22 (Faribault outside)
- Flood warning, 8:45 a.m. to 6:11 p.m. June 22 (Faribault outside)
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a flood warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:50 to 1:33 a.m.
- Flood warning, 3:47 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 22
Monday, June 16, 2014
0.75-inch hail in Waseca; flash flood warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:56 to 6:45 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Flash flood warning, 6:07 to 9 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- High wind warning, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. June 17
2013 2 flood days
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Flood warning outside Faribault
- Flood warning, 1:15 to 10 a.m. (Faribault outside)
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Flash flooding 5 miles north of Faribault; Faribault under a flash flood warning
5 warnings
- Flash flood warning, 6:35 to 10:30 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 8:08 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Flash flood warning, 10:32 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 1:28 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. July 14 (Faribault outside)
- Flood warning, 1:55 to 8 p.m.
2012 6 flood days
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Flash flood warning outside Faribault
- Flash flood warning, 3:24 to 7:39 p.m. (Faribault outside)
June 17 to 18, 2012
2.5-inch hail in Lonsdale; flash flood warning nearby
8 warnings
- June 17: Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:22 p.m. to midnight June 18 (Faribault outside)
- June 17: Flash flood warning, 11:44 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. June 18 (Faribault outside)
- June 17: Severe thunderstorm warning, 11:58 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. June 18
- June 18: Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:45 to 1:30 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 18: Flash flood warning, 12:46 to 5 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 18: Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:05 to 1:45 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 18: Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:27 to 1:41 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 18: Flood warning, 5:33 to 11:30 a.m. (Faribault outside)
Two storm days: June 17 (flash flood warning), June 18 (hail).
Friday, June 15, 2012
8.4 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Stanton; Faribault under a flood warning
- Flood warning, 1:38 to 6 a.m.
- Flood warning, 5:51 to 9:30 a.m.
- Flood warning, 9:31 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Funnel cloud in Faribault; flash flood warnings nearby
5 warnings
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:44 to 1:30 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:59 to 3:45 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Flash flood warning, 5:57 to 10 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Flash flood warning, 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. June 15 (Faribault outside)
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Up to 1.25-inch hail in Faribault under a tornado warning
4 warnings
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:45 to 7:13 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:58 to 7:45 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:30 to 8:11 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 7:32 to 7:50 p.m.
2011 2 flood days
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wind damage in Dundas; Faribault under a flash flood warning
4 warnings
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:41 to 12:51 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:34 to 4 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 3:35 to 6:30 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 3:50 to 7 p.m. (Faribault outside)
2010 8 flood days
Friday, Sept. 24, 2010
Flooding in Faribault
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
Flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Flash flood warning, 3:01 to 9 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 8:39 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Flood warning, 2:25 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 25
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010
Faribault under a flood warning
- Flood warning, 11:16 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sept. 23
Friday, Aug. 13, 2010
Flash flooding in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:09 to 3:15 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:14 to 4:15 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:11 to 5:15 a.m.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wind damage in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- Flash flood warning, 8:50 p.m. to 1:25 a.m. June 27
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:51 to 10:15 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 9:11 to 9:29 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Funnel cloud in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:25 to 6:30 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 5:32 to 6 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Flooding in Savage
2007 4 flood days
Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2007
Flash flooding 3 miles west of West Concord
Aug. 18 to 19, 2007
Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Aug. 18: Flash flood warning, 10:51 p.m. to 4:45 a.m. Aug. 19
Two storm days: Aug. 18 (flash flood warning), Aug. 19 (flood).
2006 1 flood day
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Flash flooding in Owatonna
2005 4 flood days
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005
Flash flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Flash flood warning, 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sept. 25
Monday, June 20, 2005
0.75-inch hail 5 miles southwest of Northfield; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:29 to 3:30 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 3:11 to 6:15 p.m.
June 7 to 8, 2005
Faribault under a flash flood warning
6 warnings
- June 7: Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:53 to 8:03 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 7: Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:07 to 10 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 7: Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:02 to 11:04 p.m.
- June 7: Flash flood warning, 10:32 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. June 8
- June 8: Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:32 to 4:30 a.m.
- June 8: Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:36 to 5:15 a.m.
Two storm days: June 7 (flash flood warning), June 8 (wind).
1998 2 flood days
June 26 to 27, 1998
Faribault under a tornado warning
9 warnings
- June 26: Tornado warning, 8:12 to 9 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 26: Tornado warning, 8:51 to 9:25 p.m.
- June 26: Flash flood warning, 9:22 p.m. to 12:20 a.m. June 27 (Faribault outside)
- June 26: Tornado warning, 9:28 to 10:15 p.m.
- June 26: Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:22 to 11:15 p.m.
- June 27: Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:17 to 1:15 a.m.
- June 27: Flash flood warning, 12:44 to 3 a.m.
- June 27: Tornado warning, 6:26 to 7:20 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- June 27: Tornado warning, 7:07 to 7:55 p.m.
Two storm days: June 26 (tornado warning), June 27 (tornado warning).
1997 1 flood day
Friday, July 25, 1997
Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:49 to 4:35 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 4:15 to 8 a.m.
1996 1 flood day
1993 1 flood day
Thursday, June 17, 1993
Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Flash flood warning, 3:35 to 6 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 4:24 to 7 a.m.
1990 1 flood day
Average of 2007-2025; the band is the middle 8 in 10 of those years. Storm days: a warning for Rice County or a storm report within 20 miles.
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Thunderstorm days in each month, 2007 through 2026 (this year so far): days with a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning for Rice County, or a hail, tornado, funnel cloud, thunderstorm wind, flash flood or rain report within 20 miles (rain only from April through October). 1 or 2, 3 or more, one scale for both strips. The average is of 2007 to 2025.
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Winter storm days in each month, 2007 through 2026 (this year so far): days with a winter storm, blizzard or heavy snow warning for Rice County, or a snow or ice report within 20 miles. A day can be in both strips. 1 or 2, 3 or more, one scale for both strips. The average is of 2007 to 2025.
37 storm days since 2007 are in neither strip, mostly flood warnings and non-thunderstorm wind. They count everywhere else on this page.
| Hour | Warnings |
|---|---|
| midnight | 18 |
| 1 a.m. | 8 |
| 2 a.m. | 11 |
| 3 a.m. | 12 |
| 4 a.m. | 6 |
| 5 a.m. | 4 |
| 6 a.m. | 8 |
| 7 a.m. | 3 |
| 8 a.m. | 10 |
| 9 a.m. | 10 |
| 10 a.m. | 4 |
| 11 a.m. | 4 |
| noon | 7 |
| 1 p.m. | 14 |
| 2 p.m. | 11 |
| 3 p.m. | 31 |
| 4 p.m. | 45 |
| 5 p.m. | 35 |
| 6 p.m. | 47 |
| 7 p.m. | 47 |
| 8 p.m. | 32 |
| 9 p.m. | 25 |
| 10 p.m. | 30 |
| 11 p.m. | 16 |
Tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for Rice County since 1986, by the hour each was issued, in Faribault's time; the two busiest hours darker.
Tracks within 20 miles since 1950, Storm Prediction Center
