Storm log
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
Flash flooding 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca; Faribault under a flash flood warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a flood report, in two rounds: 9:20 p.m. and 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. It issued a flash flood warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 3 hr 58 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesFlash flood warning, 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:20 a.m., had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2025: Rice County's first day with a flash flood warning, and the 21st storm day of the year.
Round 1, 9:20 p.m.Round 2, 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
- Flash flood warning, 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Aug. 18; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 9:20 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Temperature 70° to 79°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.96 to 30.09 in.
High 79° at 2:55 p.m., low 70° at 8:35 a.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 4:55 a.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (9:20 p.m. and 10:32 p.m. to 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
- 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 | 9:20 p.m. | Flash floodRemarkPhoto of water covered roads on the northeast side of Waseca. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest 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.
Flash flood warning 10:32 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Aug. 18 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 10:32 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2:30 a.m., Aug. 18
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: flash flood in Ella at 11:45 p.m.
- Aug. 17, 2014: Flash flooding in Castle Rock
- Aug. 16, 2018: Flooding 1 mile west of Faribault
- Aug. 19, 2007: Flash flooding in Owatonna
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.