Storm log
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
Up to 1.83 inches of rain in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 27 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 27Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:25 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2026: The 14th storm day of the year.
- 27 storm reports, 5 to 8:55 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 57° to 61°
- Wind gusts to 16 mph
- Pressure 29.94 to 30.03 in.
High 61° at 11:15 a.m., low 57° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 16 mph at 12:35 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 27
- 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.
- Northfield 8
- Montgomery 3
- Veseli 3
- Dennison 2
- Dundas 2
- Elko New Market 2
- Faribault 2
- Claremont 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Randolph 1
- Wanamingo 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Rain 2.2 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-32 Northfield 1NNW. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Rain 2.01 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-33 Dennison 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Rain 1.69 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Rain 2.14 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-44 Northfield 0.4 NW. | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.83 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.75 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-63 Faribault 5.8 ENE. | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.81 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-49 Dennison 4.2 E. | 4 miles east of Dennison | 17 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.06 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-60 Dundas 0.4 SW. | 1 mile southwest of Dundas | 9 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.52 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-1 Montgomery 3E. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.13 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-57 Northfield 0.6 ESE. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.53 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.06 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-90 Northfield 0.5 WNW. | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.09 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-152 Northfield 1.2 NNW. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.02 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-27 Veseli 2E. | 3 miles east of Veseli | 17 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 17 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.07 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-93 Webster 0.5 E. | 3 miles south of Elko New Market | 17 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 18 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.14 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SC-73 Elko New Market 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 19 | 7:04 a.m. | Rain 1.51 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DD-33 Claremont 4.4 NNW. | 4 miles north-northwest of Claremont | 18 miles southeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 20 | 7:29 a.m. | Rain 1.73 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-56 Veseli. | 1 mile south-southeast of Veseli | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 21 | 7:30 a.m. | Rain 1.75 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-94 Faribault 1.2 NNE. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 22 | 7:40 a.m. | Rain 2.12 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-72 Lonsdale 4.2 NNW. | 1 mile north of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 23 | 8:30 a.m. | Rain 1.99 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station NRFM5 Northfield. | 1 mile north-northeast of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 24 | 8:40 a.m. | Rain 1.69 in.RemarkMesonet station GW2924 Kenyon. | 5 miles west-southwest of Wanamingo | 19 miles east of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 25 | 8:45 a.m. | Rain 1.96 in.RemarkMesonet station GW1946 NORTHFIELD. | 2 miles south of Dundas | 9 miles northeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
| 26 | 8:55 a.m. | Rain 1.63 in.RemarkAWOS station KSYN Stanton AP. | 4 miles south of Randolph | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 27 | 8:55 a.m. | Rain 2.42 in.RemarkMesonet station 8093D 1 NNW Northfield. | 2 miles north-northwest of Northfield | 14 miles north of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
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.
- Oct. 5, 2019: 1.43 inches of rain 1 mile east of Northfield
- Oct. 14, 2023: 3.47 inches of rain 1 mile southeast of Northfield
- Aug. 18, 2025: Up to 2.73 inches of rain in Faribault
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.