Storm log
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one flood and one rain. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:57 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2018: The 22nd storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 12:15 to 1:15 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).
- Temperature 66° to 81°
- Wind gusts to 23 mph
- Pressure 29.94 to 30.05 in.
High 81° at 10:55 a.m., low 66° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 23 mph at 1:15 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (1:15 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 1
- Rain total 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.
- Morristown 1
- Near Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:15 p.m. | Heavy rain 1.6 in.RemarkREPORT FORWARDED VIA CHAT FROM MEDIA. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 1 HOUR. | 3 miles east-northeast of Morristown | 7 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 1:15 p.m. | FloodRemarkDRAIN BACKING UP DURING HEAVY RAIN IN HY-VEE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. 6 INCHES STANDING WATER REPORTED. | 1 mile west of Faribault | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | Emergency management |
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.
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- Aug. 17, 2014: Flash flooding in Castle Rock
- Aug. 12, 2016: Flash flooding in Kilkenny; flash flood warning nearby
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.