Storm log
Monday, July 20, 2026
51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a wind report. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Forecast in effect: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook in effect when the storm began, issued at 8:05 p.m. the evening before, had Faribault in a marginal risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: wind 58 mph or stronger 5%.
- In 2026: The 13th storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 6:45 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 70° to 88°
- Wind gusts to 30 mph
- Pressure 29.66 to 29.92 in.
High 88° at 3:35 p.m., low 70° at 4:55 a.m. Peak gust 30 mph at 6:15 a.m. Shaded: the storm's round (6:45 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.
- Wind 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 | 6:45 a.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 51 mph, measuredRemarkAWOS station KOWA Owatonna AP. | 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna | 12 miles south 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.
- July 23, 2022: 51 mph gust 3 miles north-northwest of Owatonna; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- Jan. 19, 2013: 51 mph gust in Faribault
- July 20, 2019: 50 mph gust in Waseca; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Wind, as this one's is, nearest in strongest wind, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.