Storm log
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008
4.5 inches of snow in Waterville; Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.5 in.In Waterville
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 6 a.m. to 8:48 p.m.
- In 2008: Rice County's second day with a winter storm warning, and the 25th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 6 a.m. to 8:48 p.m.; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 8:58 a.m. to 9 p.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 -9° to 25°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.85 to 30.12 in.
High 25° at 1:34 p.m., low -9° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 3:14 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (6 a.m. to 8:48 p.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 3
- 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
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:58 a.m. | Snow 1 in. | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 1:58 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in.RemarkSTRORM TOTAL SO FAR | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9 p.m. | Snow 3.3 in.RemarkSNOW ENDED. | 1 mile west-southwest of Owatonna | 15 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.
Winter storm warning 6 a.m. to 8:48 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6 a.m.
- In effect until
- 8:48 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- 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.