Storm log
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
4.07 inches of rain in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles: one flood and seven rain. 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 7:59 a.m., had Faribault outside every thunderstorm area.
- In 2018: The 26th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 4.07 in. is the second-most rain in one report in Faribault since 2008.
- 8 storm reports, 6 to 8 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 52° to 72°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.98 to 30.35 in.
High 72° at 3:55 p.m., low 52° at 12:35 a.m., Sept. 6. Peak gust 17 mph at 11:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (8 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 1
- Rain total 7
- 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.
- Kenyon 2
- Northfield 2
- Dennison 1
- Faribault 1
- Morristown 1
- Stanton 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-2, KENYON. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.85 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-32, NORTHFIELD 1NNW. | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:55 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.63 in.RemarkAWOS STATION SYN, STANTON AP. | at the Stanton airport | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.46 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-7, MORRISTOWN 2SW. | 2 miles southwest of Morristown | 12 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.07 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5, FARIBAULT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 7:26 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-15, DENNISON. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7:30 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.37 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION NRFM5, NORTHFIELD. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | FloodRemarkFLOODING OF THE NORTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER. REPORT WITH PHOTOS ON TWITTER. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east 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.
- Sept. 21, 2016: Flash flooding in Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
- Aug. 19, 2007: Flash flooding in Owatonna
- Sept. 22, 2016: Up to 4 inches of rain in Faribault under a 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.