Storm log
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Flash flooding in Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them flood. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 7:59 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2006: The eighth storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 1:20 to 1:23 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 50° to 61°
- Wind gusts to 26 mph
- Pressure 29.97 to 30.05 in.
High 61° at 3:55 p.m., low 50° at 1 a.m. Peak gust 26 mph at 10:35 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:20 to 1:23 a.m.). The airport reports about every 15 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. 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.
- Flooding 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:20 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkOBSERVED RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.30 INCHES. FLOODED ROADS REPORTED IN TOWN. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 1:23 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkEVACUATION NEEDED AT HOTEL DUE TO RISING WATER. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- June 17, 2010: Funnel cloud in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- June 21, 2024: Flooding in Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- June 22, 2024: Up to 4.91 inches of rain in Faribault under a 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.