Storm log
Friday, Nov. 10, 2006
7 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a heavy snow warning
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a heavy snow warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.In Northfield
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesHeavy snow warning, 9:30 a.m. to noon
- In 2006: Rice County's second day with a heavy snow warning, and the 14th storm day of the year.
- Heavy snow warning, 9:30 a.m. to noon; over Faribault
- 5 storm reports, 6:15 to 11:20 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 18° to 37°
- Wind gusts to 18 mph
- Pressure 30.05 to 30.24 in.
High 37° at midnight, low 18° at 10:55 p.m. Peak gust 18 mph at 5:35 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (9:30 a.m. to noon). The airport reports about every 15 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.
- Snow total 5
- 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 2
- Near Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:15 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 6:25 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 8:24 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 8 miles west of Faribault | 8 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 9:17 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 11:20 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
Heavy snow warning 9:30 a.m. to noon Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:30 a.m.
- In effect until
- noon
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 20, 2010: Up to 6 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 21, 2010: 7 inches of snow in Waseca
- Jan. 19, 2023: 5.7 inches of snow in Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Snow, as this one's is, nearest in largest snow report, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.