Storm log
Thursday, July 7, 2016
3.75 inches of rain 1 mile northeast of Waseca
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. 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 7:56 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 2016: The 13th storm day of the year.
- 8 storm reports, 6:30 to 9 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 82°
- Wind gusts to 26 mph
- Pressure 29.64 to 29.86 in.
High 82° at 3:14 p.m., low 64° at 5:14 a.m. Peak gust 26 mph at 5:14 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 8
- 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 5
- Waseca 3
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:30 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.57 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION OWATONNA /MN-SE-2/. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.67 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION WASECA 1 NNE /MN-WC-5/. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.27 in.RemarkREPORTED BY STEELE COUNTY SKYWARN. FELL IN 6 HOURS. . | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.34 in.RemarkREPORTED AT OWATONNA AIRPORT /OWA/. FELL IN 6 HOURS. | 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 5 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.03 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASECA (AG EXP FRM) /WASM5/ FELL IN 6 HOURS. . | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.75 in.RemarkFELL IN 6 HOURS. 5.25 OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY EVENING IN THIS AREA. REPORTED VIA TWITTER. . | 1 mile northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.35 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWATONNA /OWAM5/. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 9 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.74 in.RemarkMESONET STATION OWATONNA (MAPLE CRK) /OWMM5/. | 2 miles northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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.
- July 6, 2015: 3.58 inches of rain 3 miles east of Montgomery
- July 15, 2019: 3 inches of rain 1 mile north of Northfield; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
- July 16, 2025: 3.34 inches of rain 4 miles east-northeast of 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.