Storm log
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009
Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a blizzard warning and a winter storm warning; both included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4 in.Reported 8:54 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.5 in.In New Market
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- In 2009: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the 15th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, noon to 3:38 p.m.; over Faribault
- Blizzard warning, 3:38 p.m. to 3:42 p.m., Dec. 9; over Faribault
- 7 storm reports, 3:26 to 8:54 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 16° to 21°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.50 to 30.28 in.
High 21° at 1:15 p.m., low 16° at 5:54 a.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 11:34 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (noon 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 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 3
- Near Faribault 1
- New Market 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:26 p.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 3:38 p.m. | Snow 1.5 in. | 1 mile west of Faribault | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7:50 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 7:52 p.m. | Snow 2.6 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 7:55 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 8:35 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 8:54 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Storm chaser |
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 noon to 3:38 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- noon
- In effect until
- 3:38 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Blizzard warning 3:38 p.m. to 3:42 p.m., Dec. 9 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:38 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3:42 p.m., Dec. 9
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 4, 2011: 4.5 inches of snow 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
- Dec. 19, 2008: Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 20, 2008: 4.5 inches of snow in Waterville; Faribault under a winter storm warning
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.