Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
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 rain days since 2007
2026 1 rain day
2025 4 rain days
Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
Up to 2.73 inches of rain in Faribault
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
3.34 inches of rain 4 miles east-northeast of Faribault
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
2.11 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Northfield
Sunday, March 30, 2025
3.17 inches of rain 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
2024 6 rain days
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
3 inches of rain 1 mile north of Owatonna
Friday, June 28, 2024
1.5 inches of rain in Northfield
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
Sunday, June 16, 2024
2.7 inches of rain in Northfield
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 3 rain days
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
3.47 inches of rain 1 mile southeast of Northfield
Monday, Aug. 14, 2023
0.9 inch of rain in Faribault
Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023
2.09 inches of rain 1 mile southeast of Northfield
2022 3 rain days
Monday, June 13, 2022
1.25-inch hail 1 mile southwest of Owatonna
Thursday, May 12, 2022
3.05 inches of rain 4 miles east of Nerstrand
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
1-inch hail in Montgomery; tornado warning nearby
5 warnings
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:10 to 6:45 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:41 to 7:15 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:27 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 7:38 to 8:15 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:58 to 8:45 p.m.
2020 4 rain 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)
Sunday, June 28, 2020
2.11 inches of rain 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison
Sunday, May 17, 2020
3.16 inches of rain in Faribault
2019 6 rain days
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019
1.43 inches of rain 1 mile east of Northfield
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
1.94 inches of rain 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
Monday, July 15, 2019
3 inches of rain 1 mile north of Northfield; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:42 to 8:30 p.m. (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)
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Up to 2.06 inches of rain in Faribault
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)
2018 5 rain 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
Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
0.75-inch hail 1 mile west-southwest of Owatonna
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
3.41 inches of rain in Kenyon
2017 1 rain day
May 15 to 16, 2017
2.5-inch hail in Northfield; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- May 16: Severe thunderstorm warning, 3:27 to 3:49 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- May 16: Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:32 to 6:15 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- May 16: Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:42 to 6:15 p.m. (Faribault outside)
2016 8 rain 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
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016
2.89 inches of rain in Faribault
Saturday, July 23, 2016
0.99 inch of rain in Faribault
Sunday, July 17, 2016
2.75 inches of rain 4 miles southwest of Montgomery
Thursday, July 7, 2016
3.75 inches of rain 1 mile northeast of Waseca
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
26 mph wind in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:47 to 7:45 p.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:20 to 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
2.33 inches of rain in Dennison; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:58 to 2:30 a.m. (Faribault outside)
2015 3 rain days
Friday, July 24, 2015
3.53 inches of rain in Waseca
Monday, July 6, 2015
3.58 inches of rain 3 miles east of Montgomery
Monday, June 22, 2015
1-inch hail in Elko New Market; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6 to 6:45 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 6:31 to 7:30 a.m.
- High wind warning, 7 to 11:02 a.m.
2014 5 rain days
Monday, Aug. 18, 2014
0.88-inch hail 6 miles west of Owatonna
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
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
2.91 inches of rain in Owatonna
Monday, May 12, 2014
2.35 inches of rain 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield
2013 3 rain days
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Heavy rain reported in Faribault
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.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
54 mph gust in Stanton; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:20 to 4:39 p.m. (Faribault outside)
2012 2 rain days
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)
Sunday, May 6, 2012
2.39 inches of rain in Montgomery
2011 3 rain days
Sunday, July 24, 2011
4 inches of rain 5 miles south of Deerfield
Saturday, July 23, 2011
0.88-inch hail in Lonsdale; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:46 to 9:30 a.m. (Faribault outside)
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:17 to 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
1.98 inches of rain in Faribault
2010 6 rain 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
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.
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
1.69 inches of rain in Montgomery; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:20 to 10:15 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
2.66 inches of rain in Waseca
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)
2008 1 rain day
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1-inch hail 2 miles north-northwest of Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:18 to 10:15 a.m.
2007 1 rain day
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).
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
