Storm log
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005
Flash flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them flood, in two rounds: 11:45 a.m. and 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m. It issued a flash flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 6 hr 4 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesFlash flood warning, 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:25 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2005: Rice County's fourth day with a flash flood warning, and the 14th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 11:45 a.m.Round 2, 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sept. 25; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 11:45 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. 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.
- Flooding 4
- Flash flood or flood warning outline 1
- 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.
- Faribault 2
- Owatonna 2
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:45 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkAPPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF WATER CROSSING THE ROADWAYS IN TOWN. MANHOLE COVERS REPORTEDLY FORCED OFF BY THE FLOODWATERS. REPORTED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 11:45 a.m. | Flash floodRemark2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER REPORTEDLY CROSSING ROADWAYS IN TOWN. REPORTED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 11:45 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkAPPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF WATER CROSSING THE ROADWAYS IN TOWN. MANHOLE COVERS REPORTEDLY FORCED OFF BY THE FLOODWATERS. REPORTED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 11:45 p.m. | Flash floodRemark2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER REPORTEDLY CROSSING ROADWAYS IN TOWN. REPORTED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Law enforcement |
How much warning Faribault had: 49 minutes. The flash flood warning over Faribault began at 10:56 p.m.; flash flood was reported in Faribault at 11:45 p.m. The site's measure: from the warning's start to the first report of its kind, at warning size, in town while it was in effect.
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.
Flash flood warning 10:56 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sept. 25 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 10:56 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5 a.m., Sept. 25
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: flash flood in Faribault at 11:45 p.m.
- Sept. 24, 2010: Flooding in Faribault
- Sept. 22, 2016: Up to 4 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
- Sept. 23, 2010: Flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Flood, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.