Storm log
Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
Flash flooding in Kilkenny; flash flood warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles: three flood and one funnel cloud; they came in two rounds: 12:53 p.m. and 3:59 to 8 p.m. It issued a flash flood warning for Rice County; it left Faribault out.
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:45 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2016: Rice County's first day with a flash flood warning, and the 19th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 12:53 p.m.Round 2, 3:59 to 8 p.m.
- Flash flood warning, 3:59 to 8 p.m.
- 4 storm reports, 12:53 to 6:30 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 64° to 79°
- Wind no gusts; to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.85 to 29.91 in.
High 79° at 11:34 a.m., low 64° at 11:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:53 p.m. and 3:59 to 8 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
- Other report 1
- Flash flood or flood warning outline 1
- 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.
- Kilkenny 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Waseca 1
- West Concord 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:53 p.m. | Funnel cloud | 3 miles west of West Concord | 18 miles southeast of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkPORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 2 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES HAD WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | County official |
| 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkFLOODING HAS CLOSED A FEW ROAD IN TOWN, WITH SEVERAL OTHER ROADS WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OVER THEM. | in Kilkenny | 15 miles west of Faribault | County official |
| 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkA FEW STREET CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH WATER. WATER ALSO NOTED OVER ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS. WATER AFFECTING AREA BUSINESS. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | County official |
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.
Flash flood warning 3:59 to 8 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 3:59 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8 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 Kilkenny at 6:30 p.m.
- Aug. 16, 2018: Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
- Aug. 17, 2025: Flash flooding 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Aug. 17, 2014: Flash flooding in Castle Rock
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.