Storm log
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Funnel cloud 3 miles south-southeast of Owatonna; Faribault under a tornado warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a funnel cloud report. It issued two tornado warnings for Rice County; one, a tornado warning from 4:32 to 5 p.m., included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 28 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTornado warning, 4:32 to 5 p.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:39 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 2%; wind 58 mph or stronger 15%.
- In 2025: Rice County's second day with a tornado warning, and the 16th storm day of the year.
- Tornado warning, 4:32 to 5 p.m.; over Faribault
- Tornado warning, 4:58 to 5:16 p.m.
- 1 storm report, 4:20 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 64° to 75°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.89 to 30.19 in.
High 75° at 12:15 p.m., low 64° at 12:15 a.m., June 26. Peak gust 22 mph at 5:35 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (4:20 to 5:16 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.
- Other report 1
- Tornado 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:20 p.m. | Funnel cloudRemarkVideo received on X of a funnel/possible tornado. Was behind a tree line, so cant tell if it was in contact with the ground. No damage reported. Time estimated from radar. | 3 miles south-southeast of Owatonna | 17 miles south of Faribault | Storm chaser |
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.
Tornado warning 4:32 to 5 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 4:32 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Tornado warning 4:58 to 5:16 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 4:58 p.m.
- In effect until
- 5:16 p.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.
- June 23, 2026: Funnel cloud 4 miles west of Kenyon; tornado warning nearby
- June 1, 2010: Funnel cloud 1 mile east of Lonsdale
- Aug. 26, 2024: Funnel cloud 2 miles north of Nerstrand
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Funnel cloud, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.