Storm log
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010
12 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a blizzard warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 12 in.Reported 9:09 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 21.5 in.In New Market
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesBlizzard warning, midnight to 9 a.m.
- In 2010: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the 30th storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report. 21.5 in. is the largest snow report within 20 miles since the 2006-07 winter. 12 in. ties for the fourth-largest snow report in Faribault since the 2006-07 winter.
- Blizzard warning, midnight to 9 a.m., Dec. 12; over Faribault
- 3 storm reports, 3:50 to 9:42 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 12° to 25°
- Wind gusts to 41 mph
- Pressure 29.69 to 30.06 in.
High 25° at 1:15 a.m., low 12° at 9:54 p.m. Peak gust 41 mph at 12:54 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (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 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.
- Faribault 1
- New Market 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:50 p.m. | Snow 11.5 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL... SO FAR | 1 mile southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 9:09 p.m. | Snow 12 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9:42 p.m. | Snow 21.5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north 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.
Blizzard warning midnight to 9 a.m., Dec. 12 Included Faribault
- Issued
- midnight
- In effect until
- 9 a.m., Dec. 12
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 26, 2009: 21 inches of snow in Waterville
- Jan. 22, 2018: Up to 12 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Feb. 23, 2023: 12 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.