Storm log
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
Up to 4.1 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 14 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4.1 in.Reported 3:12 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 9 in.In New Market
- Storm reports
- 14Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 9 a.m. to midnight
- In 2009: Rice County's first day with a winter storm warning, and the sixth storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 9 a.m. to midnight, Feb. 27; over Faribault
- 14 storm reports, 12:11 to 9:46 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 14° to 28°
- Wind gusts to 85 mph
- Pressure 29.74 to 30.14 in.
High 28° at 10:14 a.m., low 14° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 85 mph at 1:34 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (9 a.m. to midnight). 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 14
- 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.
- New Market 5
- Faribault 4
- Waseca 2
- Montgomery 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:11 p.m. | Snow 1 in.RemarkTHUNDER SNOW | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 12:48 p.m. | Snow 1 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 1:16 p.m. | Snow 1.5 in.RemarkWIND INCREASING HARD TO MEASURE | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 1:40 p.m. | Snow 3.1 in.Remark2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 1:55 p.m. | Snow 5.4 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 2:04 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 2:34 p.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkKRFO RADIO...SNOW ENDED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 8 | 3:12 p.m. | Snow 4.1 in.RemarkJUST STARTING TO TAPER | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 3:28 p.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkRESEARCH CENTER. 0.75 INCH PRECIPITATION...MOST OF IT AS RAIN. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 10 | 4:19 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 11 | 5:11 p.m. | Snow 6.8 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 12 | 7 p.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 13 | 9:25 p.m. | Snow 9 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 14 | 9:46 p.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkBLOWING AND DRIFTING. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest 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 9 a.m. to midnight, Feb. 27 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9 a.m.
- In effect until
- midnight, Feb. 27
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 21, 2011: 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- April 1, 2023: Up to 5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 20, 2024: 8.9 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.