Storm log
Friday, June 15, 2012
8.4 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Stanton; Faribault under a flood warning
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued three flood warnings for Rice County; two of them included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 3For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:53 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2012: Rice County's first day with a flood warning, and the 14th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 8.4 in. is the most rain in one report within 20 miles since 2008.
- Flood warning, 1:38 to 6 a.m.; over Faribault
- Flood warning, 5:51 to 9:30 a.m.; over Faribault
- Flood warning, 9:31 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- 10 storm reports, 6 to 8 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).
- Temperature 64° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 18 mph
- Pressure 29.89 to 30.02 in.
High 79° at 1:34 p.m., low 64° at 1:13 a.m. Peak gust 18 mph at 1:34 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (1:38 to 9:30 a.m. and 9:31 a.m. to 5:30 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.
- Rain total 10
- Flash flood or flood warning outlines 3
- 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.
- Northfield 3
- Owatonna 2
- Dundas 1
- Kenyon 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Stanton 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.1 in. | 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.18 in.Remark24 HR TOTAL. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.54 in. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 5.13 in.Remark24 HR TOTAL. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 6.02 in.Remark24 HR TOTAL. | 3 miles south-southwest of Dundas | 7 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 5.51 in.Remark24 HOUR TOTAL. | 1 mile southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.5 in.RemarkSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PRECIP OBSERVER | 5 miles northeast of Faribault | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 6.4 in.RemarkSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PRECIP OBSERVER | 5 miles south-southeast of Northfield | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 7.13 in.RemarkSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PRECIP OBSERVER | 1 mile east-southeast of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 8.4 in.RemarkSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PRECIP OBSERVER | 2 miles north-northwest of 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.
Flood warning 1:38 to 6 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1:38 a.m.
- In effect until
- 6 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Flood warning 5:51 to 9:30 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 5:51 a.m.
- In effect until
- 9:30 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Flood warning 9:31 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 9:31 a.m.
- In effect until
- 5:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- June 16, 2024: 2.7 inches of rain in Northfield
- June 17, 2014: 2.91 inches of rain in Owatonna
- June 15, 2011: 1.98 inches of rain in Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Rain, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.