Storm log
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
2.91 inches of rain in Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:44 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2014: The 23rd storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 7 to 9:30 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).
- Temperature 63° to 81°
- Wind no gusts; to 9 mph
- Pressure 29.66 to 29.86 in.
High 81° at 12:54 p.m., low 63° at 5:34 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.
- Rain total 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.67 in.Remark24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL REPORTED BY WCCO | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.88 in.Remark24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 9:30 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.91 in.Remark24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. STREETS IN TOWN WERE FLOODED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south 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.
- June 16, 2024: 2.7 inches of rain in Northfield
- June 15, 2012: 8.4 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Stanton; Faribault under a flood warning
- 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.