Storm log
Friday, Sept. 24, 2010
Flooding in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: three flood and five rain; they came in three rounds: 3:58 a.m., 5:30 a.m. and 2:26 p.m. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:42 a.m., had Faribault outside every thunderstorm area.
- In 2010: The 22nd storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 7.91 in. is the third-most rain in one report within 20 miles since 2008. 5.56 in. is the most rain in one report in Faribault since 2008.
Round 1, 3:58 a.m.Round 2, 5:30 a.m.Round 3, 2:26 p.m.
- 8 storm reports, 3:58 a.m. to 4:56 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 48° to 57°
- Wind gusts to 40 mph
- Pressure 29.62 to 30.15 in.
High 57° at 2:54 p.m., low 48° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 40 mph at 11:14 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (3:58 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. and 2:26 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 3
- Rain total 5
- 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
- Faribault 2
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:58 a.m. | FloodRemarkNORTH/SOUTH BRIDGES IN TOWN ARE CLOSED AND THE LAST OF THE EAST/WEST BRIDGES IN TOWN COULD BE CLOSED SHORTLY. MN DOT IS EVALUATING CLOSING INTERSTATE 35W SOUTH OF TOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WITH WATER OVER ROAD. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 5:30 a.m. | FloodRemarkNORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 35 HAVE BEEN CLOSED SOUTH OF OWATONNA DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 3 | 7:42 a.m. | Heavy rain 6.79 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | noon | Heavy rain 7.65 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | noon | Heavy rain 5.56 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 1:32 p.m. | Heavy rain 7.77 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 2:26 p.m. | FloodRemarkCANNON RIVER FLOODED OVER 2ND AVE NW. FLOODING UP TO AND INTO 1ST AVENUE NW. WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS FLOODED. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Emergency management |
| 8 | 4:56 p.m. | Heavy rain 7.91 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south 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.
- Sept. 24, 2005: Flash flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Sept. 22, 2016: Up to 4 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
- Sept. 21, 2016: Flash flooding in Waseca; 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.