Storm log
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Funnel cloud in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles: four flood, one rain and one funnel cloud; they came in two rounds: 5:25 to 6:30 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 5:25 to 6:30 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 5 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 5:25 to 6:30 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:31 a.m., had Faribault in a moderate risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 45%.
- In 2010: Rice County's first day with a tornado warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 5:25 to 6:30 p.m.Round 2, 8 to 9 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 5:25 to 6:30 p.m.; over Faribault
- Tornado warning, 5:32 to 6 p.m.
- 6 storm reports, 6:05 to 9:30 p.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 64° to 86°
- Wind gusts to 39 mph
- Pressure 29.71 to 30.01 in.
High 86° at 4:14 p.m., low 64° at 1:34 a.m. Peak gust 39 mph at 1:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (5:25 to 6:30 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.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 4
- Rain total 1
- Other report 1
- Tornado warning outline 1
- Severe thunderstorm 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.
- Waseca 4
- Faribault 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:05 p.m. | Funnel cloud | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkMOVING WATER OVER SIDEWALKS. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 8:09 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkFOURTH STREET. | 2 miles northeast of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 9 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkMULTIPLE ROADS HAVE TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER ON THEM. A COUPLE RURAL ROADS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 5 | 9 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkMULTIPLE AREAS OF FLOODING ACROSS STEELE COUNTY. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 9:30 p.m. | Heavy rain 3.92 in.RemarkRAIN FELL IN THREE HOURS 1830 TO 2130...CAUSED URBAN STREET FLOODING...BASEMENT FLOODING...AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. | 2 miles west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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 5:25 to 6:30 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 5:25 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: thunderstorm wind damage in Eagle Lake at 6:30 p.m.
Tornado warning 5:32 to 6 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 5:32 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: tornado 33 miles southwest of Faribault at 5:37 p.m.
- 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
- June 10, 2006: Flash flooding in Owatonna
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.