Storm log
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Funnel cloud in Faribault; flash flood warnings nearby
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles: two wind, three flood and one funnel cloud; they came in three rounds: 12:44 to 1:30 p.m., 2:30 to 4:03 p.m. and 5:09 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. It issued five warnings for Rice County: two flash flood warnings and three severe thunderstorm warnings; one, a severe thunderstorm warning from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 5For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 45 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:59 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2012: Rice County's first day with a flash flood warning, and the 13th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 25 biggest storm days since 2006.
Round 1, 12:44 to 1:30 p.m.Round 2, 2:30 to 4:03 p.m.Round 3, 5:09 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 12:44 to 1:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 2:59 to 3:45 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 5:57 to 10 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., June 15
- 6 storm reports, 4:03 to 10 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.
- Temperature 63° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.76 to 29.92 in.
High 73° at 3:14 p.m., low 63° at 11:54 a.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 7:14 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:44 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:03 p.m. and 5:09 p.m. to 1:30 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.
- Wind 2
- Flooding 3
- Other report 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 3
- Flash flood or flood warning outlines 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.
- Stanton 2
- Bombay 1
- Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:03 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemark10 TO 12 INCH TREES DOWN AT 9TH AND WATER STREET | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Emergency management |
| 2 | 5:09 p.m. | Funnel cloud | 2 miles southeast of Faribault | In Faribault | Storm chaser |
| 3 | 7 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind damageRemarkMULTIPLE REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES SNAPPED OFF...BARNS AND LIVESTOCK DAMAGED AND INJURED AND POWER LINES DOWN FROM KENYON TO WANAMINGO AND ZUMBROTA. | in Bombay | 19 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 8:44 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkHIGHWAY 246 CLOSED AT COUNTY ROAD 26 DUE TO HIGH WATER. | in Nerstrand | 11 miles east of Faribault | Highway department |
| 5 | 8:46 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkHIGHWAY 19 CLOSED BETWEEN STANTON AND NORTHFIELD DUE TO HIGH WATER. | in Stanton | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 10 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkHIGHWAY 19 CLOSED BETWEEN STANTON AND NORTHFIELD DUE TO HIGH WATER. | 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.
Severe thunderstorm warning 12:44 to 1:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 12:44 p.m.
- In effect until
- 1:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 2:30 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 2:59 to 3:45 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 2:59 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3:45 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Flash flood warning 5:57 to 10 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 5:57 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: flash flood in Nerstrand at 8:44 p.m.
Flash flood warning 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., June 15 Faribault outside
- Issued
- 10 p.m.
- In effect until
- 1:30 a.m., June 15
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: flash flood in Stanton at 10 p.m.
- June 16, 2018: 45 mph gust at the Owatonna airport
- June 12, 2024: Wind damage in Northfield
- June 17, 2015: Wind damage 5 miles southwest of Morristown
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.