Storm log
Sunday, July 26, 2020
7.33 inches of rain in Waterville; Faribault under a flash flood warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a rain total. It issued a flash flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 4 hr 54 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesFlash flood warning, 3:10 to 8:04 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:49 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2020: Rice County's third day with a flash flood warning, and the 17th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 25 biggest storm days since 2006. 7.33 in. is the fifth-most rain in one report within 20 miles since 2008.
- Flash flood warning, 3:10 to 8:04 a.m.; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 7 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 18 mph
- Pressure 29.90 to 30.04 in.
High 82° at 3:55 p.m., low 64° at 12:55 a.m., July 27. Peak gust 18 mph at 1:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (3:10 to 8:04 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.
- Rain total 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 7.33 in.Remark24 HOUR RAINFALL REPORT FROM STATION MN-LS-19. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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 3:10 to 8:04 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:10 a.m.
- In effect until
- 8:04 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: flash flood 1 mile southeast of North Mankato at 5:49 a.m.
- July 25, 2013: Heavy rain reported in Faribault
- July 24, 2015: 3.53 inches of rain in Waseca
- July 24, 2011: 4 inches of rain 5 miles south of Deerfield
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Rain, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.