Storm log
Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007
Flash flooding in Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles: six flood and one rain; they came in three rounds: 12:30 to 1:58 a.m., 4 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:43 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2007: The 25th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:30 to 1:58 a.m.Round 2, 4 a.m.Round 3, 8:30 a.m.
- 7 storm reports, 12:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured). 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.
- Temperature 57° to 63°
- Wind gusts to 20 mph
- Pressure 29.85 to 29.96 in.
High 63° at 11:16 a.m., low 57° at 1:16 a.m. Peak gust 20 mph at 7:16 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:30 to 1:58 a.m. and 4 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.). The airport reports about every 20 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 6
- Rain total 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.
- Owatonna 3
- Waseca 2
- Montgomery 1
- Stanton 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:30 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkHIGHWAY 13 BARRICADED NEAR MONTGOMERY. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 12:55 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkWATER ABOVE CURBS AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS AND COMPLETELY ACROSS A FEW ROADS. WATER UP TO CAR DOORS. MAPLE CREEK AT DARTTS PARK THREE TIMES AS WIDE AS NORMAL. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS employee |
| 3 | 1:45 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkSTREET FLOODING. TWO VEHICLES STRANDED. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 1:58 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkWHOLE BASEMENT IS FLOODED. WATER CAME IN THROUGH WINDOWS AND DOWNSTAIRS DOOR. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 4 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkPARTS OF OWATONNA UNDER WATER. LOTS OF FLOODING. SOME BASEMENT WALLS COLLAPSING. 2 HOTELS EVACUATED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 8:11 a.m. | Heavy rain 6.47 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 8:30 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkPRAIRIE CREEK OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS AND CAUSING FLOODING TO A PASTURE, DUE TO 5.10 INCHES OF RAIN RECEIVED IN 48 HOURS. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast 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.
- Aug. 17, 2025: Flash flooding 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Aug. 17, 2014: Flash flooding in Castle Rock
- Aug. 16, 2018: Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
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.