Storm log
Saturday, June 27, 1998
Faribault under a tornado warning
The National Weather Service issued four warnings for Rice County: two tornado warnings, a flash flood warning and a severe thunderstorm warning; three of them included Faribault. No storm reports came in; the weather service's storm reports for this area begin in April 2004.
- Warnings
- 4For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 3 hr 31 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesThree warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 5:56 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms.
- In 1998: Rice County's third day with a tornado warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:17 to 3 a.m.Round 2, 6:26 to 7:55 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:17 to 1:15 a.m.; over Faribault
- Flash flood warning, 12:44 to 3 a.m.; over Faribault
- Tornado warning, 6:26 to 7:20 p.m.
- Tornado warning, 7:07 to 7:55 p.m.; over Faribault
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- The airport reported only 8 hours of its day, too few for a high and low.
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.
- 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 |
|---|
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 12:17 to 1:15 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:17 a.m.
- In effect until
- 1:15 a.m.
- Area
- All of Rice County
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
Flash flood warning 12:44 to 3 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:44 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3 a.m.
- Area
- All of Rice County
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
Tornado warning 6:26 to 7:20 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 6:26 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:20 p.m.
- Area
- Northern Rice County
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
Tornado warning 7:07 to 7:55 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:07 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:55 p.m.
- Area
- All of Rice County
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Can't be checked: it had no outline, only the county.
- May 28, 2011: Tornado warnings outside Faribault
- Aug. 16, 2017: Tornado warning outside Faribault
- April 24, 2016: Tornado warning outside Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Tornado warning, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.