Last tornado within 20 milesAug. 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
Follow new storm days in a feed reader: the storm-day feed (Atom), the 20 newest.
Severe thunderstorm warning, 4:14 to 5:15 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:05 to 5:32 p.m.
Tornado warning, 5:16 to 5:23 p.m. (Faribault outside)
Charts
2026: 15 storm days so far, 9 fewer than an average year by Nov. 3.
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.
June has the most thunderstorm days: 2.9 in an average June, 2007 to 2025.
Thunderstorm days in each month, 2007 through 2026
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.
December has the most winter storm days: 3.6 in an average December, 2007 to 2025.
Winter storm days in each month, 2007 through 2026
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.
The busiest two hours: 6 to 7:59 p.m., with 94 of the 438 warnings since 1986.
midnight6 a.m.noon6 p.m.
Warnings by the hour they were issued
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.
Tornado tracks
Tracks within 20 miles since 1950, Storm Prediction Center
Red lines: tornado tracks, thicker for stronger tornadoes. Dashed circle: 20 miles from Faribault.