Storm log
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016
Up to 4 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
The National Weather Service logged 17 storm reports within 20 miles: three flood and 14 rain; they came in three rounds: 12:32 a.m., 1:51 a.m. and 7:01 a.m. It issued a flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 17Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesFlood warning, 4:57 to 5 a.m.
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 7:53 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 15%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2016: Rice County's first day with a flood warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 7.64 in. is the fourth-most rain in one report within 20 miles since 2008. 4 in. is the third-most rain in one report in Faribault since 2008.
Round 1, 12:32 a.m.Round 2, 1:51 a.m.Round 3, 7:01 a.m.
- Flood warning, 4:57 a.m. to 5 a.m., Sept. 23; over Faribault
- 17 storm reports, 12:32 a.m. to 6 p.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). 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 72°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.95 to 30.08 in.
High 72° at 4:14 p.m., low 63° at 4:15 a.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 1:54 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (12:32 a.m. and 1:51 a.m. and 7:01 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.
- Flooding 3
- Rain total 14
- 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.
- Waseca 7
- Owatonna 4
- Faribault 3
- Kenyon 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:32 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkHWY 13 CLOSED NEAR HWY 14. | 1 mile south of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 1:51 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkMANY INUNDATED ROADS WITH STALLED VEHICLES IN WASECA. ASSISTANCE TO MOTORISTS AND A FEW HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. 8.72 OF RAIN HAS FALLEN TONIGHT SO FAR. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 5.16 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION KENYON /MN-GH-2/. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6:20 a.m. | Heavy rain 13.91 in.Remark48 HOUR TOTAL AT KACQ AWOS. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 5 | 6:30 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.15 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION OWATONNA /MN-SE-2/. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 6.55 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION WASECA 1NNE /MN-WC-5/. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.16 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NERSTRAND 4E /MN-GH-4/. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.57 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NORTHFIELD 1NNW /MN-DK-32/. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:01 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkWASECA COMMUNITY ARENA REPORTS 6-8 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON TOP OF ICE RINK. | 1 mile south-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 7.64 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASECA (AG EXP FRM) /WASM5/. | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 11 | 8:32 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.98 in.RemarkMESONET STATION FARIBAULT /D6201/. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 12 | 8:52 a.m. | Heavy rain 4 in.RemarkMESONET STATION FARIBAULT /D6201/. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 13 | 9 a.m. | Heavy rain 7.64 in. | 1 mile southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 14 | 9 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.96 in.RemarkMESONET STATION OWATONNA (STRAIGHT R) /OWTM5/. | in Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 15 | noon | Heavy rain 4.01 in.RemarkMESONET STATION OWATONNA (STRAIGHT R) /OWTM5/. | in Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 16 | 12:17 p.m. | Heavy rain 4 in.RemarkMESONET STATION FARIBAULT /D6201/. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 17 | 6 p.m. | Heavy rain 4.77 in. | 4 miles west 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.
Flood warning 4:57 a.m. to 5 a.m., Sept. 23 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:57 a.m.
- In effect until
- 5 a.m., Sept. 23
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Sept. 23, 2010: Flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Sept. 24, 2010: Flooding in Faribault
- Sept. 24, 2005: Flash flooding in Faribault under a flash flood warning
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.