Storm log
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
2.72 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles: one flood, three rain and one funnel cloud. It issued a flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesFlood warning, 7:57 to 1:49 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2018: Rice County's first day with a flood warning, and the 25th storm day of the year.
- Flood warning, 7:57 p.m. to 1:49 p.m., Sept. 5; over Faribault
- 5 storm reports, 11:39 a.m. to 9:02 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 64° to 79°
- Wind no gusts; to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.98 to 30.09 in.
High 79° at 2:36 p.m., low 64° at 12:55 a.m., Sept. 5. Shaded: the storm's round (3:02 to 3:18 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 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.
- Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Owatonna 1
- Wanamingo 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:39 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.72 in.RemarkMESONET STATION FRBLT, FARIBAULT 1SSW. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | 1 mile south-southwest of Faribault | In Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 2 | 3:02 p.m. | Funnel cloudRemarkDELAYED REPORT RELAYED VIA KAAL. ALONG HIGHWAY 60 LOOKING WEST FROM WANAMINGO TOWARD KENYON. | 5 miles west-southwest of Wanamingo | 19 miles east of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 3:18 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkTRAINED SPOTTER CALLED TO REPORT LOCALIZED FLOODING ON HIS STREET. DID NOT PROVIDE WATER DEPTH ESTIMATION OR PHOTO. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 9 p.m. | Heavy rain 4.52 in.Remark24HR TOTAL. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 14 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 9:02 p.m. | Heavy rain 4.5 in.RemarkPUBLIC REPORT SENT BY TV METEOROLOGIST ON NWSCHAT. NO PHOTO PROVIDED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
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 7:57 p.m. to 1:49 p.m., Sept. 5 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7:57 p.m.
- In effect until
- 1:49 p.m., Sept. 5
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Aug. 19, 2007: Flash flooding in Owatonna
- Aug. 17, 2025: Flash flooding 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Sept. 21, 2016: Flash flooding in Waseca; 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.