Storm log
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Up to 4.91 inches of rain in Faribault under a flood warning
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles: one flood and nine rain. It issued a flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesFlood warning, 2:29 to 10 a.m.
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 7:52 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2024: Rice County's third day with a flood warning, and the 18th storm day of the year.
- Flood warning, 2:29 a.m. to 10 a.m., June 25; over Faribault
- 10 storm reports, 2:30 to 11 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 75°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.76 to 29.96 in.
High 75° at 12:55 p.m., low 64° at 11:35 p.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 8:55 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (2:30 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 9
- 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.
- Owatonna 3
- Faribault 2
- Northfield 2
- Dennison 1
- Morristown 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:30 a.m. | Flash floodRemarkMaple Creek has left its banks and is flooding roads in and around Mineral Springs Park. | 2 miles east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 5:30 a.m. | Rain 3.25 in.RemarkLight drizzle continues. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Rain 5.81 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Cocorahs station MN-LS-47 Waterville 0.4 NE. | in Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Rain 4.07 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Cocorahs station MN-SE-34 Owatonna 1.5 N. | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Rain 5.35 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Cocorahs station MN-WC-7 Waseca 7.9 N. | 3 miles southwest of Morristown | 12 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Rain 4.84 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. CO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Rain 4.06 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-49 Dennison 4.2 E. | 4 miles east of Dennison | 17 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Rain 3.08 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Cocorahs station MN-DK-209 Northfield 1.8 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Rain 4.91 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Cocorahs station MN-RC-52 Faribault 0.7 SW. | 1 mile west of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 11 a.m. | Rain 4.17 in.Remark72 hour rainfall total ending at 11AM June 22, 2024. Relayed by KOWZ Radio. | 1 mile north-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
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 2:29 a.m. to 10 a.m., June 25 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 2:29 a.m.
- In effect until
- 10 a.m., June 25
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- June 26, 2025: Flash flooding in Faribault
- June 17, 2010: Funnel cloud in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- June 29, 2020: 3.56 inches of rain in Faribault; 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.