Storm log
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010
Up to 7.1 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 7.1 in.Reported 11:39 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8.6 in.In Morristown
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- In 2010: The 32nd storm day of the year.
- 10 storm reports, 6:40 a.m. to 4:02 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 19°
- Wind no gusts; to 9 mph
- Pressure 29.83 to 30.00 in.
High 19° at 12:34 p.m., low 9° at 11:14 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 10
- 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.
- Northfield 3
- Faribault 2
- Morristown 1
- New Market 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:40 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 7:22 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS OBSERVER. | 1 mile southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 9:26 a.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 9:30 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 11:39 a.m. | Snow 7.1 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 12:51 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | 2 miles south of Northfield | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 2:37 p.m. | Snow 4.7 in. | 1 mile southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 10 | 4:02 p.m. | Snow 8.6 in. | in Morristown | 10 miles southwest 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. 10, 2012: 3.8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 2, 2018: Up to 7.8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 1, 2007: 8.5 inches of snow in Montgomery
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.