Storm log
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.5 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2008: The 24th storm day of the year.
- 7 storm reports, 3:34 to 10:30 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 3° to 23°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.95 to 30.15 in.
High 23° at 12:34 p.m., low 3° at 8:55 p.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 2:15 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.
- Snow total 7
- 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.
- Faribault 2
- Owatonna 2
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:34 a.m. | Snow 4.5 in.Remark4 TO 5 INCHES COUNTY WIDE. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 2 | 3:37 a.m. | Snow 0.5 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 7:29 a.m. | Snow 1.5 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 8 a.m. | Snow 3.6 in. | 1 mile west-southwest of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 10:30 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west 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.
- Dec. 8, 2009: Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Jan. 3, 2023: 4.5 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 4, 2011: 4.5 inches of snow 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
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.