Storm log
Monday, June 29, 2020
3.56 inches of rain in Faribault; flash flood warning nearby
The National Weather Service logged 13 storm reports within 20 miles: two flood and 11 rain. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a flash flood warning and a flood warning; none included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 13Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- NoEvery warning's area left it out
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8:21 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2020: Rice County's first day with a flash flood warning, and the 14th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: 3.56 in. is the fifth-most rain in one report in Faribault since 2008.
- Flash flood warning, 8:33 to 11:45 a.m.
- Flood warning, 11:40 a.m. to 3:59 p.m.
- 13 storm reports, 6 to 11:16 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 64° to 82°
- Wind gusts to 44 mph
- Pressure 29.64 to 29.88 in.
High 82° at 6:15 p.m., low 64° at 4:15 a.m. Peak gust 44 mph at 2:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:55 to 11:45 a.m.). The airport reports about every 19 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 2
- Rain total 11
- Flash flood or flood warning outlines 2
- 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.
- Dennison 3
- Dundas 2
- Lonsdale 2
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
- Randolph 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-44 NORTHFIELD 0.4 NW. | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.28 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5 WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.56 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5 FARIBAULT. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.77 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-15 DENNISON 0.4 SSE. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.83 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-36 NORTHFIELD 3.9 SSW. | 2 miles south of Dundas | 9 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.11 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-43 NORTHFIELD 2.1 SSW. | 1 mile east of Dundas | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.53 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-33 DENNISON 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.09 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-LS-1 MONTGOMERY 3E. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:55 a.m. | FloodRemarkSHIELDSVILLE BLVD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER NEAR SHIELDS LAKE AND MAZASKA LAKE. | 7 miles south of Lonsdale | 10 miles northwest of Faribault | 911 call center |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 4.27 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-45 FARIBAULT 1.7 N. | 2 miles north-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 10:15 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.14 in.RemarkMESONET STATION SOGM5 7.0 S CANNON FALLS. | 5 miles east of Dennison | 19 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 12 | 11 a.m. | FloodRemarkUNION LAKE TRAIL CLOSED BETWEEN GARFIELD AND GONVICK. | 2 miles southeast of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | 911 call center |
| 13 | 11:16 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.37 in.RemarkAWOS STATION KSYN STANTON AP. | 4 miles south of Randolph | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
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 8:33 to 11:45 a.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 8:33 a.m.
- In effect until
- 11:45 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Flood warning 11:40 a.m. to 3:59 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 11:40 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:59 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- June 26, 2025: Flash flooding in Faribault
- June 22, 2024: Up to 4.91 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
- June 21, 2024: 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.